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OldBaldy1701E

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13. "Unfortunately distilling things into easy sound bites doesn't always reflect a complicated reality."

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #12)

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 08:10 AM

Yesterday

You are so correct.

Of course, there is the fact that we as a nation do love to make things exceedingly complicated when they really don't need to be.

And, placating that desire is not helpful either.

Usually, anytime someone talks about 'complications', it is because of the desire to 'get a piece of the action'. The entire 'complicating' factor is other greedy people wanting in, or trying to stop you from getting what they believe is 'theirs'.

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