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I do not think many individuals have a (personal) benefit by adhering to these rules.

Also, people like to keep implicit grey areas in their opinions. To have space for 'I did not mean it that way'. There is a small politician in every one of us ;-)



the latest version of this, i'd like to add certainty weights, so you can express the numerical extent of your confidence in your claims.


Speak for yourself.




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