"That's what's new. There used to be the option of opting out. But now that's over. Completion is the end. We're closing the circle around everyone-it's a totalitarian nightmare."

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"That's what's new. There used to be the option of opting out. But now that's over. Completion is the end. We're closing the circle around everyone-it's a totalitarian nightmare."

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