&gt;We don&#x27;t believe them (or, at least, I don&#x27;t believe them) not because it&#x27;s impossible, 
&gt;but because they do not put in the work to back up their daydream fantasies.
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&gt;Why would the same not be true of a wannabe shooter?<p>It is. I fully agree. And this guy had put in the work.