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Daniel is a 25-year-old software engineer described by his friends as someone who "likes to have things his own way." Food: he's picky and sticks to what he knows. Clothes: he wears the same type of outfit every day (the style he adopted in college). Plans: he likes to make them and stick to them, and gets anxious when they change at the last minute. Routine? Yes please! In short, his comfort zone is narrow. He also sets a strict code of conduct for himself. He's a man of principles and takes pride in resisting peer pressure. Whether his principles are ethical or aesthetic, he cleaves to them with equal rigor, often at great personal inconvenience. He also prides himself on being immune to the "herd mentality." He likes to think for himself, and he maintains a strong, consistent set of beliefs which he will defend to the death. That Daniel is an engineer is no coincidence. He relishes imposing regularity on an all-too-messy world. He's also an atheist and a libertarian — or at any rate

Prickles and Goo | Melting Asphalt Melting Asphalt About Archive Goodies Subscribe Prickles and Goo by Kevin Simler You probably know someone like this: Daniel is a 25-year-old software engineer described by his friends as someone who "likes to have things his own way." Food: he's picky and sticks to what he knows. Clothes: he wears the same type of outfit every day (the style he adopted in college). Plans: he likes to make them and stick to them, and gets anxious when they change at the last minute. Routine? Yes please! In short, his comfort zone is narrow. He also sets a strict code of

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