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SwtCyber ◴[18 Nov 25 09:58 UTC] No.45963238[source]▶

Accepting that connection is optional, not compulsory feels like the true sign of arrival. Not needing it to prove anything, not using it to fill a void, just being able to be, with or without it

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1. HPsquared ◴[18 Nov 25 10:01 UTC] No.45963256[source]▶

>>45963238 #

Connection with any given person may be optional, but everyone should have at least some kind of social connections in this world.

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2. SwtCyber ◴[18 Nov 25 10:04 UTC] No.45963277[source]▶

>>45963256 (TP) #

The author seems to be pointing toward the freedom of not chasing connection out of insecurity, which is healthy

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