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Being avowedly and even professionally cynical can be exhausting work, but its satisfying, too, because youre so often proven to be correct. Sticking to a cynics position can eventually bite you, however, if, say, you declare that all Chinese cars leave you as cold as a morgue slab, then you drive one – like the BYD Shark 6 – thats actually annoyingly good.
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