It looks this way at first glance, but at the end of the article is a link to the original:

> If you’d like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here’s a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

> https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/14/sole-and-despotic/#world-...

This is a case of Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere - https://indieweb.org/POSSE

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