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" Reddit is like any democratic form of government - unless carefully guarded by its leaders and members, its trusts and privileges can be and often are abused. "

Ryan Holiday

Democratic

Leaders

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Want

Tell

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" I have a pet goat. "

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Pet

Goat

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" The best kind of marketing messages are the ones that don't seem like marketing messages. Because it means that the viewers' defenses are down. "

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Seem

Marketing

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