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1. Zach Leatherman 6 min later

   shout out to anyone else that grew up in a LEFT BEHIND book-series household in the 90s

   1. Doug Wilson 31 min later

      @zachleat SO HAPPY I was not in one of those families (though mine was plenty conservative), but I 100% know *exactly* what you’re talking about.

      1. Zach Leatherman 2 hr later

         @onpaperwings TIL Nicolas Cage was in a movie set in the same universe!

         1. Doug Wilson 4 hr later

            @zachleat

   2. Evan Freeze 1 hr later

      @zachleat the way I had completely suppressed this memory until right now…

      1. Zach Leatherman 2 hr later

         @evanfreeze look, I’m sorry.

   3. Matt Heller 18 hr later

      @zachleat Even my gullible young mind eventually figured out how plainly bad the writing was.

      Chapter n: We are stranded and broke.
      Chapter n+1: We met a new friend with a plane and some buried gold.
      Chapter n+2: The guy died :( but we get to keep his stuff!

      It was the first time I deliberately quit reading a book mid-way through.

      1. Matt Heller 18 hr later

         @zachleat oh wait it was just a joke self-reply

         whoosh

2. Christopher Kirk-Nielsen 15 min later

   @zachleat 🤝

3. Matthew Mone 16 min later

   @zachleat I'm right here with you Zach, though after the last @shoptalkshow I have a little better understanding of atproto but I suppose I don't know enough of the difference vs. ActivityPub as to why we have both

   1. Zach Leatherman 2 hr later

      @matt @shoptalkshow I need to check that episode out!

   2. Jay Hannah 15 hr later

      @matt @zachleat @shoptalkshow I think I’m winning this competition because I have no idea what atproto is. 🏆

4. TunafishTiger 8 hr later

   @zachleat My wisdom is this: never trust a god damned thing Jack Dorsey has been involved in.