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		thatguy0900 on Aug 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Productivity porn There was a famous line about it for when the British started colonizing Africa, "only mad dogs and English men go out in the midday sun"

julianlam on Aug 5, 2022 [–]

Then one can infer that the Brits' recklessness allowed them to build a globe spanning empire to whom the sun never sets.

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