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khazhoux
on Feb 2, 2022
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On Why I'm Quitting Alcohol
The author went out of her way to state several times that she’s writing about herself and not generalizing to everyone.
aeternum
on Feb 2, 2022
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She does generalize to others though with quotes like, "I’ve never seen anyone improved by drink, ever" and "you can see it in people’s faces as they get older"
I'm not sure if it counts if you say you're not generalizing but then do anyway.
colechristensen
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Many other commenters here and on every discussion about why X is bad
do
generalize to everyone.
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