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Tony Dundon

@tonydundon.bsky.social
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Professor, Work&Employment @ul. Fellow @AcadSocSciences @WorkEqualities Dad, Everton Fan, Humanist. Own views (obviously). Re-tweets not an endorsement.

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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Asked to do short talk on research areas, and life. www.linkedin.com/posts/kemmy-...
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#employeevoice #workerrights #research | Kemmy Business School
Meet the Researcher Series: Tony Dundon is a Professor in Work & Employment Studies here in Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick. My research is about work and employment standards. ...
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Should business schools be trying harder to help businesses? My answer would be a definite no. Try harder to help people, workers, citizens, society.
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Carl Rhodes @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Why Elon Musk’s A$44 billion payday should worry Australians My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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Why Elon Musk’s $44 billion payday should worry Australians
When it comes to leadership, the myth of great men lives on because it flatters and serves the interests of the elite.
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Is Managerial Homeworking New? Assessing strategic, technological and political influences before, during and after coronavirus
Download Citation | Is Managerial Homeworking New? Assessing strategic, technological and political influences before, during and after coronavirus | In light of the covid-19 pandemic, it is often ass...
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Theo Nichols obituary
Other lives: Social sciences professor who specialised in the study of workers and their interface with capitalism
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Jonny Gifford @jonnygiff.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Our new report on work and health international comparisons with the UK. We analyse EU15 data on economic inactivity and long-term ill health & discuss international policy differences. www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/wor... @employmentstudies.bsky.social
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Work and health: international comparisons with the UK | Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I hope this comes off www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Goodison Park saved from bulldozers to become home of Everton Women
US owners confirm it will become the country’s first major stadium dedicated to a women’s team next season
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UL Research @ulresearch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Come on down to Wednesday at #ResearchWeekUL. There is a bumper number of events on today, all showcasing how UL is pushing boundaries when it comes to research. Check out ul.ie/researchweek for all the details. #ResearchImpact #StayCurious ##ResearchAtUL
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Brilliant reflective insight on neoliberalism. It’s on revision list for my students @unioflimerick.bsky.social to check before exams.
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Synchronisity again. Wondering same after driving from Limerick to Galway
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
This is good stuff. archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
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New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable
A recent study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Cheaper to film in Ireland than LA www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Why it's cheaper to film in Ireland than Los Angeles (for now)
Over 850 productions have claimed Irish tax relief since 2016 showing Ireland is a major player in the global film industry
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The US may be reversing course on child labour @sarahoconnorft.ft.com www.ft.com/content/
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The US may be reversing course on child labour
Acute strain on the jobs market has encouraged some states to consider reducing restrictions on employing minors
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
My book review of Gregor Gall’s book: ‘Mick Lynch - Making of Working Class Hero’, in Capital & Class journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The EU Minimum Wage Directive: To Be or Not to Be? @@RolandErne @UCD www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/02...
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The EU Minimum Wage Directive: To Be or Not to Be?
The year began dramatically for Social Europe.
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Students must learn to be more than mindless ‘machine-minders’ @sarahoconnorft.ft.com
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The great escapism: Everton’s Corner Flag Guy and football’s lasting capacity for joy www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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The great escapism: Everton’s Corner Flag Guy and football’s lasting capacity for joy | Max Rushden
This has been a testing time on a personal level but watching the euphoria at Goodison reminded me of how the game can liberate
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Everton’s logic-defying derby leveller reminds us football cannot be tamed | Jonathan Liew
Tarkowski’s goal against Liverpool didn’t undo the mistakes of the past but Goodison sure embraced the madness
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Last derby at Goodison. COYBs.
Last derby at Goodison. COYBs.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
'More than half of the AI-generated answers provided by ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity were judged to have “significant issues”, according to the study by the BBC.' Link to study: www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... 1/3
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AI chatbots distort and mislead when asked about current affairs, BBC finds
Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster’s news articles as source
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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History, memory, grief and belonging: my bittersweet Goodison farewell
Evertonian Alexandra Topping – knowing that the famous old ground’s time was running out – made a final pilgrimage with her nine-year-old son
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Prakriti Dasgupta @prakritidasgupta.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Happy to now have another paper from the PhD out with @ronancarbery.bsky.social @amcdonnellhrm.bsky.social, and Stefan Jooss! 😊 This paper finds home in an exciting special issue on 'Power relations in the digital economy', which will be out in due course (Link to paper in comments)
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
History, memory, grief and belonging: my bittersweet Goodison farewell @lexytopping.bsky.social. Making a last pilgrimage myself on Wednesday. COYBs.
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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
In the latest episode of the We Society podcast 🎙️ Will Hutton is joined by Prof. Clare Kelliher & Prof. Brendan Burchell @camsociology.bsky.social to discuss the changing landscape of work culture incl. the feasibility of the 4-day work week. Listen 👂 ➡️ buff.ly/4gmPNb6
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Very sad. Great loss to labour and sociology www.ktvu.com/news/uc-berk...
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UC Berkeley professor emeritus killed in Oakland hit-and-run crash
A UC Berkeley professor emeritus was killed in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Oakland on Monday.
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Brilliant gear. Give them a shout out lonewolfgang.co.uk
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LONEWOLFGANG.CO.UK
A creative collective focused on fashion, film, and music. We produce post-punk handmade fashion.
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Opening plenary / panel debate / launch of new ‘Work-Net International’ - connecting work & employment researchers @worknetint.bsky.social @workequalities.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social
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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Why micro-retirement has become a new workplace trend for Gen Z & millennials. Analysis by Maeve Toohey @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Why micro-retirement has become a new workplace trend for Gen Z
The demand for micro-retirement is driven by the desire to achieve a better work-life balance and avoid burnout
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
"The Global South’s workforce provides a staggering 90% of the labor to power the world economy, yet gets only 21% of global income." www.science.org/content/arti...
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Rich countries drain ‘shocking’ amount of labor from the Global South
Workers in the Global South—from farm workers to scientists—power the world economy but face a yawning wage gap
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
New research outlining limits to so-called work engagement for hospitality sector workers. @ulresearch.bsky.social @workequalities.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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“Workin for a Livin”: Mediating the role of perceived support, work engagement, and organizational citizenship behavior in the hospitality sector
Previous research on employee engagement outcomes have generated mixed results. Importantly, little research has considered the HR implications of emp…
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Hard work and struggle in hospitality open.spotify.com/episode/108Q...
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Ep 2: Cooking up a Storm
Workers' Inquiry · Episode
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Why is Jeremy Hunt wrong to say businessmen should take over running the country? Why is Sir Keir wrong to privilege business perspectives over others? Making money and creating a functional, healthy society are two VERY different jobs, I told @lbc.co.uk
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Private equity tycoon Guy Hands' luxury hotel chain cuts workers' wages . Cut profit margins, exec pay, dividends ... thought not. Hands just made £4.3bn profit, sold MoD servicemen’s homes back to the UK govt for £6bn. Workers blood/sweat makes tycoons rich, but earns no loyalty archive.ph/PTaNy
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Guy Hands’ Hand Picked Hotels chain cuts staff wages
The luxury hotel chain owned by the private equity tycoon is cutting hours and pay as demand weakens
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
open.substack.com/pub/tonyevan... @tonyevans92a.bsky.social @ianprowse.bsky.social
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Feed The Scousers? The Only Thing This Chant Feeds Is Our Sense Of Superiority
From Manchester to the Alexandra Palace, the dumbarse chant exposes the stupidity of modern Britain
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Amazon workers strike, threatening holiday package delays in some cities
Coordinated strikes ahead of Christmas in a handful of cities including San Francisco and New York see the Teamsters challenge the nation’s second-largest private employer.
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
www.ilo.org/publications...
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Social Dialogue Report 2024: Peak-level social dialogue for economic development and social progress
The report explores the critical role of social dialogue in advancing decent work, ensuring a fair labour income distribution, addressing the challenges of the digital and green transitions and delive...
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
London pubs turn to ration cards amid Guinness shortage www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
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London pubs turn to ration cards amid Guinness shortage
Forced to improvise after its supply of Guinness dropped, at least one London pub didn’t lose it head
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Jillethelmurray @jillethelmurray.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Union strike wins concessions on surveillance and AI in management of warehouse workers, and wage increase.
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University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Huge congratulations to UL's Donal Ryan for winning Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards Another well-deserved accolade for the acclaimed writer We're proud to have him here at UL teaching the next generation of Irish writers www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... #StudyatUL #SpeirGorm
Photograph of a man in a black shirt and blue jeans sat on dark stone steps by a dark stone wall
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John Schmitt @jschmittwdc.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Basically, US and UK firms that violate minimum wage laws face little probability of getting caught and pay only small fines when they do. Via @annastansbury.bsky.social in @ilrreview.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
INCENTIVES TO COMPLY WITH THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM 
ANNA STANSBURY
There is substantial evidence of minimum wage non-compliance in
the United States and the United Kingdom. In this article, the
author compiles new, comprehensive data on the costs that mini-
mum wage violators incur when non-compliance is detected. In
both countries, the costs violators face are often little more than the
money they saved by underpaying. To have an incentive to comply
under existing penalty regimes, typical US firms would thus have to
expect a 47% to 83% probability of detection by the Department of
Labor (DOL), or a 25% probability of a successful Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) suit. In the United Kingdom, typical firms
would have to expect a 44% to 56% probability of detection. Actual
probabilities of detection are substantially lower than this for many
firms and would likely remain so even with realistic increases in
enforcement capacity. Improved enforcement alone is thus insuffi-
cient: Expected penalties must also substantially increase to ensure
that most firms have an incentive to comply.
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Chris Forde @chrisforde.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Just published! The Field Guide to Researching IR/ER @elgarpublishing.bsky.social edited by Jane Parker, Noelle Donnelly, Susan Ressia and Mihajla Gavin. The @etui.bsky.social webinars to launch the book include a presentation by me on my chapter on Archival Methods www.etui.org/events/launc...
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Virginia Doellgast @vdoellgast.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
New @etui.bsky.social book, 'Experimenting for union renewal: challenges, illustrations and lessons' - Mélanie Laroche & Gregor Murray, eds. @kurtvandaele.bsky.social www.etui.org/publications...
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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
How are companies using algorithm-based management and performance tracking, and how do couriers perceive them? What are the challenges for works councils and trade unions? Paper via Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society #wjds by P Wotschack, L Hellbach, F Butollo ➡️ doi.org/10.34669/wi....
Wotschack, P., Hellbach, L., & Butollo, F. (2024), Algorithmic Management in the Food Delivery Sector – a Contested Terrain? Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, 4(3).
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CERIC @ceric-lubs.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Digit has secured a further 5 years of funding from the ESRC totalling £8.3million - congratulations to the co-leads here at CERIC and University of Sussex, and all the partners on this brilliant project! digit-research.org/news_article...
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Digit wins new five-year ESRC grant to examine the UK’s digital work ecosystem • Digit
The UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded Digit £8.3million for a further five years to study the UK's evolving digital work ecosystem. The ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Wo...
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenkinsella.bsky.social · 17/01/2024
Preparing for this week's column I read the first few chapters of Saman's new book on replacing GDP growth with median household living standards. It's a fascinating argument, and best of all, the book is free. www.ilo.org/global/publi...
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Human-Centred Economics: The Living Standards of Nations
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Free resource about building a better world of work. New content from leading researchers. Great contributions and materials from (among others): @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social @johnwbudd.bsky.social @vdoellgast.bsky.social www.futurelearn.com/courses/work-power-politics-influence
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Tony Dundon @tonydundon.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Registration for the @workequalities.bsky.social Sixth Fairness at Work Conference (21 - 22 January 2025) is now open @mmartinezlucio.bsky.social www.wei.manchester.ac.uk//connect/con...
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Conference | Work and Equalities Institute | The University of Manchester
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ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) @digitcentre.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Today is Equal Pay Day. As of 20 November, women effectively stop earning compared to men for the rest of the year. This highlights the persistent gender pay gap.
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Equal Pay Day 2024: Gender Pay Gap HIGHER than previously thought
On November 20th, 2024, women stop being paid compared to men. This is the point in the year when, on average, women effectively work for free. The gender pay gap is now 11.3%, up from 10.7% last year...
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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 25/11/2024
We are just over 1 week away from our very first hybrid Trade Union and Working Class History event, @wcmlibrary.bsky.social Register to join online: gftuet.org.uk/courses/trad... Register to join in person: actionnetwork.org/events/gftu-... 7pm | 4 December #GFTUET #GFTU #GFTU125
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Becky Wright @beckyunions21.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
And if you had some time today, take a look at this blog on the @unions21.org site on creating the internal conditions for union renewal by @fsuireland.bsky.social's Gareth Murphy unions21.org/ideas/creati...
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Creating the internal conditions conducive to Union Renewal - a union perspective
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