• Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    7 days ago

    The people who wanted to “aspirationally” kill him were also “homicidal”. This is valuable contextual information that tells the reader(/listener) additional things about the circumstances that they may not have realised before which gives them more insight into the situation so they can comprehend it better. Em dash.

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      It gives context from an unreliable source, placing emphasis on him as a victim rather than the cause of the asymmetric living conditions that his lifestyle causes.