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In the wild west of early America, 2 accusations were seen as existential threats that warrants shooting someone, even if just implied and not backed down from when called out:

1) being called a liar

&

2) being called a coward

In those days, there wasn't much law. Millions of dollars of business (in today's dollars) and multi month contracts of employment were settled on handshakes. A LOT of weight was placed on knowing "who you could ride the river with" and wouldn't bail when food got tight of the trail / would stand strong when indians or outlaws attacked.

Those 2 accusations mattered because they indicate you are not a man who can bear weight of being trusted, thus you lose all access of employment and business whether as a leader or a worker.

That reputation getting around about you would literally ostracise you from the western economy and destroy your livelihood, thus people took it VERY seriously. They were seen as a killing offense

And it was warranted.

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nostr:npub1567phardkeyfx9xumdxctcvesm5nj2ntshegfjw0jsmkkvzcxwms5ws0ms great to find you on nostr! I had been following you on twitter and loving your content since ‘21!

Glad to be here! Just joined yesterday

I made a little thread of all my recent updates for those that might have missed things with Twitter being stupid :)

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I've been here for less than a day and I'm already getting my balls busted about xeroxing something instead of "bright light flash and print image paper that thing" 😜 🤣