The strangest thing about the low quality of Internet argument is that effective argument isnt really so difficult. Sure, not everyone can be Clarence Darrow, but anyone who wants to be at least competent at argument can do it.
Barry EislerThe City. Can't you hear it? People. Machines. Even thoughts so thick your bones feel it and your ear almost catches it.
Barry EislerI wandered the earth a mercenary, daring the gods to kill me but surviving because part of me was already dead.
Barry EislerFrom the outside, the CIA seems pretty exotic, but from the inside, it's a big bureaucratic place. Think 'post office with spies.'
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