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You hilarious.
A book, written at the time, reviewed and critiqued at the time, is 'vibes' and 'make believe.'
You're the one who thought that underwater workers were little better than common laborers.
There hasn't been one thing you've written that was even vaguely accurate.
And when you asked how I knew you weren't around in the 1970s I literally laughed out loud.
This was never a discussion. This was you unintentionally amusing me with your half baked antics.
Farewell.
Please don't put words in my mouth which I never said nor implied.
Sadly this discussion was not very fruitful as you just ignored all the facts and misinterpreted a historical source to fit to your faulty analysis of what is actually happening. But I am not surprised as that is the usual state of things when you try to argue with facts and not vibes and make-believe with strangers on the internet 🤷
I know people working as scuba divers on oil rigs that work 1-2 months a year only. This isn’t a very highly skilled job and mostly involves manual labor,
Again, you make me laugh out loud.
I was going to ignore you, but your antics are so entertaining.
Try to come up with an actual fact about anything.
I thought this is farewell? Can't have someone else get in the last comment? 🤡
Like my cat, you are amusing in a mindless way.
You try to present yourself as an intellectual, but in the end you have to rely on childish emojis because you know you can't keep up with an adult conversation.
And if having the last word means anything to you, go right ahead.
Maybe you can combine two emojis? Think you can manage that?