Narrative-first, evidence-driven

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Run this before you post.

1) Evidence labeling (honesty check)

• What’s confirmed?
• What’s plausible but not confirmed?
• What’s unknown?
• If I don’t have receipts, did I write a receipts stub instead of guessing?

2) Mechanism (not a villain story)

• Did I explain how this happens (incentives, constraints, rules, money)?
• Did I avoid mind-reading motives?
• Scapegoat check: am I aiming anger at a group/person instead of the mechanism?

3) Tone (truth without cruelty)

• No contempt. No dehumanizing language.
• Would I say this in front of my kid?
• Is this written to help, not to humiliate?

4) State check (don’t post from the cliff)

• Quick self-check: am I Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired?
• If I’m above a 6/10 emotionally, did I wait or rewrite?

5) One point

• Is this one claim / one idea?
• Did I cut the “and another thing…” paragraph?

6) One ask (measurable)

• Did I include one doable action (1 minute / 10 minutes / 1 week)?
• Is the ask specific (who, what, when)?

7) Thread risk

• Is this likely to create more heat than light?
• If yes, did I add a boundary line (or choose not to engage in comments)?

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