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People like to admire the author, to see a better version of themselves in the author.... If they find out that image in their head is a lie, they get angy

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Well a lot of my favorite authors (and musicians) are terrible people, but I like to admire part of the author, yes.

I didn't have it in my head at the time but it's just made me think of "the salt path"

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