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It does take work \u2013 an investment of time and effort \u2013 to have an informed opinion. But it takes much less work than it used to. And so the question that remains is how many people can be persuaded that the effort is worthwhile.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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