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Orbital Salvage is gathering thoughts and opinions in an ongoing project to predict what comes next, one word at a time.

Clarity, Calm & Quiet

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←I have come to understand that there are two kinds of people, those who do things only if it helps them achieve a goal, and those who do things just because.

2010. A Japanese woman sits down to take photos of her shiba inu dog for her blog. Suddenly, a man leaps out of a time portal. “Sorry, I can’t let you do this. I cannot tell you why.” She asks: “Is it forbidden knowledge from the future?” He sighs: “No, it’s just too fucking stupid to explain.”→

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Hot Takes

Orbital Salvage is gathering thoughts and opinions in an ongoing project to predict what comes next, one word at a time.