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Everything Is A Scam

Well, everything except for this.

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Inherent Bummer
Jun 25, 2026
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This morning a partial power outage in my neighborhood revealed a larger electrical issue inside my garage. I’d just finished deleting 10 spam emails obviously generated by AI prompt bots born within LinkedIn and walked outside with caffeine anxiety and a dentist appointment.

Turns out my gums have deep pockets in them which should have been repaired when I had my wisdom teeth removed but they weren’t, “Should we call the periodontist for you?” No, no we should not.

Less obvious scams include all surf and weather forecasting — where the most trustworthy in this field outright admit to the inaccuracy of the endeavor themselves. Mark Sponsler being the most honest and earnest about this. “Never trust a model 180 hours out!”

I just finished reading a Wall Street Journal article about

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