Earnestness Is Underrated

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I keep getting into conversations on substack, and want a place to store longer thoughts.

About NickS (WA)

Middle-aged PNW geek. Longtime believer in the value of virtual community; tries to add value as a reader and commenter. Curious to see what sort of online space substack becomes.

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