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Why you read warning labels to avoid your thoughts

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Sometimes the sheer weight of your existential dread is simply too much to bear, forcing you to find profound meaning in the ingredients list of a generic household cleaner. It is a brilliant survival mechanism that proves reading about chemical compounds is vastly superior to self-reflection.

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