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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

You've pretty much summed up my take on this. Trying to exaggerate the number of people affected doesn't help when you game things out. At best, it doesn't negatively affect your chances, and at worse you can peev off people that would otherwise be willing to help.