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[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

And while not the dictionary definition of cruel since it has no motive, I think the feeling of metaphoric cruelty is there in that if you need to protect yourself from the universe, so I think it's pedantic to complain about that wording as well.