• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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    Or….

    • “I’m afraid to spend money, even on myself.”
    • “Your fears are ruining your life and hurting people around you.”
    • “I’ve learned to face my fears for my own good and the good of people around me!”

    Also: there were four ghosts, not three. Everyone forgets poor old Mr. Marley.

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        There were a lot more ghosts than that. You probably forgot this part:

        Scrooge followed to the window, desperate in his curiosity. He looked out.

        The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went.

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        But did those ghosts actively visit and interact with him? As I recall they were more or less just props for Marley to make his point.

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          Props for the Ghost of Christmas Present, and no, they didn’t. They just peered at him pathetically from under his robes.