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For unintentional, inconsequential failures. Unintentional, consequential failures are called 'negligence.'

While driving a car, I get stung in the neck by a bee. I freak out. I hit someone. It's unintentional, there's consequential failures. Yet it's not negligence by any definition I know.

Language is so hard. It's no wonder communication is the cause of most of your conflicts.

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