> > Someone like you, if you just go around trying to act nice,
> > you will soon resent yourself and the people who fall for it.
>
> This would imply that, deep down, Devin is not a nice person. I
would suppose, rather, that deep down, Devin is a nice person, and
the sour person is layered on top of that as a defense and a bad
habit.
To my astonishment, I've found myself actually *agreeing* with some
of your posts lately.
Now I know why.
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