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xcrunner529 on April 14, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: XZ backdoor story – Initial analysis

People already do this in a general sense for authenticating a person and deciding if they’re trustworthy.

ogurechny on April 14, 2024 [–]

Not “trustworthy”, but “able to play their role in certain scenes”. When you're outside of that structure, those decorated clothes lose any meaning.

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