"Scattered ..." draft: swap in a sharper epigraph

The Mulan quote risks falling into the "anti-identity-politics
identity politics" trap; this one is more situation specific and
having the epigraph represent the attitude that I'm wary of shows
self-awareness. (I would hope that even people who don't like me
should be able to appreciate my blog from a "villain protagonist"
æsthetic perspective.)

diff --git a/content/drafts/scattered-personal-reflections-after-a-tech-conference-or-smile-more.md b/content/drafts/scattered-personal-reflections-after-a-tech-conference-or-smile-more.md
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 Tags: discourse, software industry, anecdotal
 Status: draft
 
-> _There's a heart that must be free  
-> To fly  
-> That burns with the need to know  
-> The reason why  
-> Why must we all conceal  
-> What we think, how we feel?  
-> Must there be a secret me I'm forced to hide?_
+> _This is where the party ends  
+> I can't stand here listening to you  
+> And your racist friend  
+> I know politics bore you  
+> But I feel like a hypocrite talking to you  
+> And your racist friend_
 >
-> —"Reflection", _Mulan_ (as performed by Christina Aguilera)
+> _Out from the kitchen to the bedroom to the hallway  
+> Your friend apologizes, he could see it my way  
+> He let the contents of the bottle do the thinking  
+> Can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding_
+>
+> —["Your Racist Friend"](https://genius.com/4498157) by They Might Be Giants
 
 _(Attention conservation notice: rambling Diary-like post that I felt like writing anyway for psychological reasons; likely not worth your time.)_
 

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 looking for a use—
 
+> _There's a heart that must be free  
+> To fly  
+> That burns with the need to know  
+> The reason why  
+> Why must we all conceal  
+> What we think, how we feel?  
+> Must there be a secret me I'm forced to hide?_
+>
+> —"Reflection", _Mulan_ (as performed by Christina Aguilera)
+
 > "My dear, let us hope it is not true; but, if it is true, let us hope it will not become generally known."
 >
 > —[probably apocryphal](http://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/02/09/darwinism-hope-pray/) reaction to Darwin's theory of natural selection