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Oh, that explains the recent article on defining"oligarchy"!

It's a conundrum over at X: how will they "own the libs" if there are no libs to own?

Thank you for your writing. I always look forward to your perspectives.

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Yep. When every reasonable post is met with repeated responses of "cry more", crude insults, etc., X is no longer is a place for legitimate engagement. I still scroll through X for content, but do not look at the comments any more.