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   Tek say resist (tek@freeradical.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 05:40:03 JST Tek say resist

   This came up in a conversation with a friend. My dad raised me that all adults should carry a knife. There’s always a cord to be cut, or a package to be opened, or a hot dog roasting stick to be stripped. I’ve also seen the opposite, where I take out my pocket knife to slice something that needs slicing and a person around me literally gasps, like I just pulled out a handgun at the office.

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     Celeste Ryder 🐾 🐀🏳️‍🌈 (bougiewonderland@freeradical.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 05:40:00 JST Celeste Ryder 🐾 🐀🏳️‍🌈

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     @tek @alltherum Whereas I’d just open the drawer and use my scissors!

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     Tek say resist (tek@freeradical.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 05:40:00 JST Tek say resist

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     @bougiewonderland @alltherum Nothing wrong with that! And darned if I'll tell anyone they should be carrying a knife. 😀 That’s only to share why some of us do, not to say that everyone should.

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     Celeste Ryder 🐾 🐀🏳️‍🌈 (bougiewonderland@freeradical.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 05:40:01 JST Celeste Ryder 🐾 🐀🏳️‍🌈

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     @tek @alltherum Ive never been in a situation where having a knife on me would have been more useful or convenient than just using another tool. It’s just foreign to me.

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     Tek say resist (tek@freeradical.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 05:40:01 JST Tek say resist

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     @bougiewonderland @alltherum Makes sense. If someone told me they always carried a fishing hook remover, I might wonder why on earth they did that.

     That said, I strongly believe a pocket knife is the sort of thing that seems unnecessary until you have one, and then it becomes something you reach for reflexively. Say I'm trying to open a bag of dog food and it’s refusing to tear. I *could* brute force it, or bite the corner to get it started. But instead, I’ll get my knife and cut it.

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     Tek say resist (tek@freeradical.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 05:40:02 JST Tek say resist

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     @alltherum “I could kill you with any number of things close at hand! Why are you being all weird about this one? Hey, come back!”

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     What's it to you? (alltherum@freeradical.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 05:40:03 JST What's it to you?

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     @tek And it never helps when you point out your pen is just as deadly while making wild stabby motions ... Just a no-win situation.