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December 21, 2007

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Following Up

This Ask MetaFilter post from two years ago is like a short story unfolding in real time. I found the whole thing oddly moving — the initial account of what happened, the swelling chorus of encouragement from other users (each ostensibly nursing a silent grief of her own), and the resolution. For me, it echoed again this passage from Roth. Getting people right is not what living is all about anyway. It