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40 Post author: gothgirl420666 13 July 2013 02:42AM

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Comment author: Leonhart 14 July 2013 08:48:53PM *  7 points [-]

Good news! Omega has offered you the chance to become a truly unconstrained User:mwengler, able to develop in directions you were previously cruelly denied!

Like - let's see - ooh, how about the freedom to betray all the friends you were previously constrained to care about? Or maybe the liberty to waste and destroy all those possessions and property you were viciously forced to value? Or how about you just sit there inertly forever, finally free from the evil colonialism of wanting to do things. Your pick!

Comment author: gwern 15 July 2013 02:29:57AM 8 points [-]

Hah. Now I'm reminded of the first episode of Nisemonogatari where they discuss how the phrase "the courage to X" makes everything sound cooler and nobler:

"The courage to keep your secret to yourself!"

"The courage to lie to your lover!"

"The courage to betray your comrades!"

"The courage to be a lazy bum!"

"The courage to admit defeat!"