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by neutronicus 16 days ago
Independently of literacy, I think many people desperately yearn for someone else to write or speak for them.

"Putting their name on documents" or "speaking publicly" is just an excruciating requirement to keep cashing checks, and each time it comes up the first thought bubbling up from the autonomic system is "how the fuck do I get out of this".