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		asveikau on Aug 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hacker Purity Test (1989) > their status depended on this But it's not inevitable that people chase status and lord it over others. Doing that is a choice. People can always choose to focus on something more healthy and productive.

wffurr on Aug 23, 2024 [–]

I think it is inevitable though when a bunch of hairless apes taught sand how to think.

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