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> Is this anonymous copy-and-paste medium how people start to deal with their problems now?

Yeah, isn't it awesome? There are sure worse ways to deal with difficult personal questions.

How did we do it before the internet and crowdsourcing? Oh yeah, there was a column in the newspaper called "Dear Abby". For the entire American syndication, she handled about two questions a day.

> What happened to just talking to people or making tough decisions?

I think he has been 'talking to people' because they've written him some checks.




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