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all the homies got that joie de vivre in them

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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 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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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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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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