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Re:I've locked myself out of my digital life by enriquto on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @09:05AM (#31653661)
The first word in this document is "Imagine", how can it be clearer than that?
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Re:I've locked myself out of my digital life by skeeter2020 on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @09:19AM (#31653820)
This is a common setup to build empathy so doesn't always mean "the following is a hypothetical thought exercise", such as "Imagine you find your self in the same situation as me, your house struck by lightning..."
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Re:I've locked myself out of my digital life by spiffytech on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @12:05PM (#31656349)
Given all the pictures in the article, I took that to mean "imagine you were in my situation", not "imagine this happened to me".
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Re:I've locked myself out of my digital life by aidenn0 on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @09:21AM (#31653859)
It's ambiguous; the word can be used not only for a hypothetical, but also a "put yourself in my shoes"
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Re:I've locked myself out of my digital life by lupire on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @09:20AM (#31653838)
Unfortunately the Internet is rife with poor sarcasm and misleading titles.
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