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tryauuum 27 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Social Cache Busting

I don't think people actually care about a sincere answer to "how are you doing", so replying with the prebaked line makes sense

BobbyTables2 27 days ago [–]

Indeed! I’ve always considered it as a quick check that the other person is not about to suddenly explode on you.

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