{"id":3196,"date":"2021-11-26T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2021-11-26T15:28:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T23:28:04","slug":"rebellion-blind-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/rebellion-blind-following\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebellion = Blind Following"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" data-attachment-id=\"3197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/rebellion-blind-following\/pexels-anna-tis-10263343\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-anna-tis-10263343.jpg?fit=2000%2C1207&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1207\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-anna-tis-10263343\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-anna-tis-10263343.jpg?fit=1024%2C618&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-anna-tis-10263343.jpg?resize=1024%2C618&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-anna-tis-10263343.jpg?resize=1024%2C618&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-anna-tis-10263343.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-anna-tis-10263343.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I used to be really into rebelling, trying to figure out how I could get away with everything maximum perpendicular to the grain. 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