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"Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society." -Michael Matulef

Michael Matulef ?

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Instead of saying "civilized", I would say "virtuous".

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You're sacrificing the rhetorical punch for a minor improvement in precision.

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Hilarious. I didn't catch that he was quoting someone else in his note. I did think it sounded familiar.

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I didn't catch that he was quoting someone else in his note.

You’re talking about Michael Matulef, right?

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Yeah, he posted that line on nostr today and I thought it was great (and original to him).

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44 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 15 Apr

it's just a small piece of the price we pay for ignorance, conformity, convenience, spinelessness, sociopathy...

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