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field notes on dating and relationships from a simple goblin studying the most dangerous game/the other other white meat (planning to work out subscriber tiers once i understand how tf substack works)

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recently i learned the term “swotters,” which is British for that type of student who brute forces exams by studying relentlessly. the type of student who thinks happiness is purely to be derived from good grades, that there’s no point chasing it when they could be cramming.

diagnosing the dating problem

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