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The Age of Avoidance

DON’T WANT THIS to be the thing. I hate feeling guilty about stuff. But the thing is, I’ve run the numbers, and I’m pretty sure this is the thing.

Have you ever done a tarot reading? There’s this card, the Eight of Cups, that shows a caped man slinking away from a tower of chalices. If you pull this card, you are supposed to take stock. “Is there something you’ve been avoiding? The man is leaving in

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