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In my head, it's not just Anger that's being farmed; it's Fucks. For me, that's the indivisible unit of mental energy that says "I care about the outcome."

People are always out there trying to trick you into Giving A Fuck about things that are decidedly not worth that most precious of personal resources. There are lots of things are worth giving a Fuck about; engaging with trolls on the internet is not one of them. They know full well that people who have wasted all the Fucks they have to give on their nonsense have no Fucks left to give for things that might have made a difference.

They're like arsonists who try to convince the firefighters to spray *them* with the water hose, as opposed to the house on fire.

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