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The summer of the slow internet
There is a particular kind of patience that grew on me during the months of the strike. It wasn't acceptance, exactly, but something quieter — the patience of someone who has stopped expecting an immediate reply...
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I'd prefer to keep it but agree on softening. Maybe "patchy" instead?
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Could we soften "slow internet" in the opener? Feels charged after last week's coverage.