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The social contract (startrek.website)
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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

The car’s paint job is a status symbol. It represents a person’s having maintained control of their own shit for sufficient time to afford a shiny car. It’s artistic expression too, like clothing.