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NOTHING… and I mean NOTHING IN THIS WORLD has sent me into a SPIRAL of WHITE-HOT RAGE like this. First, you make me SIGN UP. Oh, wow, look at me. Typing in my email like a good little soldier, handing over my INFORMATION. And then. THEN. You hit me with a SUBSCRIBE TO DOWNLOAD. Oh, are you KIDDING ME?! Are you actually, in the year of our lord, pulling this NONSENSE? What am I signing up for, huh? What? AIR?? INVISIBLE CONTENT?? HOPES AND DREAMS??? You gave me NOTHING. NOTHING! And you expect me to smile through this abuse like a DUMB LITTLE SUBSCRIPTION CLOWN?! Absolutely not. Respect your users ffs.
Reply from Scribd
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Thanks again! -MW