Lucky for me my parents were both “I didn’t save anything for retirement, my kids will take care of me when I’m older”, so I don’t have to suffer through this.

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    5 days ago

    Sorry you got caught in the crossfire, but you did say, out of the blue:

    I guess he did something right…

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      5 days ago

      Yeah, you’re right, the phrasing was awkward - the “despite his best efforts” was an attempt to subvert that sentence, but I guess it didn’t land.

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          4 days ago

          It’s a valid thing to point out, important even to add context and nuance. I can’t know whether my point gets across right unless someone tells me, and I’d rather have someone point out where I could be misunderstood.

          Have a nice week!

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      5 days ago

      Right = correct. Not necessarily “good.”

      It is the “correct” thing to obey the law, but since not all laws are good laws, obeying the law isn’t always “good.”