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		thom 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post ... The purpose of a system is what it does.

jstanley 5 months ago | [–]

Conversely, https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/come-on-obviously-the-purpo...

DoctorOetker 5 months ago | [–]

There once was grafitti in my city which read something like:

"Every system creates,

the bullshit it deserves"

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