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Excellent point. It’s bad for humans when humans do it! Imagine the perfect sycophant, never tires or dies, never slips, never pulls a bad facial expression, can immediately swerve their thoughts to match yours with no hiccups.

It was a danger for tyrants and it’s now a danger for the lonely.





South Park isn't for everyone, but they covered this pretty well recently with Randy Marsh going on a sycophant bender.

Interesting, thanks I’ll check it out.



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