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all the homies got that joie de vivre in them

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This piece perfectly worded the vague sparkly ideas I've had for a long, long time but could never pin down. Brava!

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I attribute most of any personal success to good luck and great friends. I’d like to enable that for someone else. --> yess!!!!

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i bring a sort of joie de vivre vibe to the function that haters don’t really like

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I am wondering if there is something to how sparkly people respond (or are) in response to / in the presence of nefarious people? Any observations or thoughts?

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Hello there… this a very um, fascinating post… I found you via Socratica ( i hope that isn’t creepy…) I came across Socratica via ? Nate Silver potentially? I don’t know… it was maybe 3 threads away and then i saw the “pitch?” page for Socratica with all the mini-how-to’s which were incredibly friendly, thoughful and insightful. I am a very curious person and given the format/style/tone of your mini-tutorial, little ENFP bells started dinging..

So your list reminds me of ENFP, because of the “sparkles” bit; however, you it seems much more toned down than the usual fare of rainobows and unicorns— it almost comes across as ? bland? agnostic ? Stoicism… It’s not technically those things but it has vibes of it— especially since you seemed to emphasize holding space and neutrality. I’ve never before considered those aspect of sparkly people. I always associated that with an Aquarius trait…

Anywho!! I am glad I came across your page… much relief to me. I hope you post more if your busy schedule allows. You have a nice calm voice and clear insights— not too noisy like the internet. Much appreciated…I bit adieu and fare-well.

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Curius is right now THE BEST social network on internet. That is how I found your website and subsequently this essay.

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I really like your description of “sparkly” people. I’ve always described them as “people who float.” Cool to see you articulate further what makes them special. Thanks also for sharing the Karlsson essay. It is excellent.

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I like that phrasing; I'm curious why you describe them like that.

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> Relationship with recommendations - Have they actually engaged with the things pass along?

I like something about the fact that you noticed this, but I don't know precisely what.

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Some kind of care about the recommender? "I recognise (and not just acknowledge) this has been important to you, and I show kindness and respect by checking it out“?

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haven't seen such a fun writer for a long time!

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I attribute most of any personal success to good luck and great friends. I’d like to enable that for someone else. --> I agree

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I found this through another person's substack writing on a similar topic...happen to know who it was, she seemed to know you personally....

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