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Is The Multi-use Meligun MG-22 Pocket Knife A Travel-kit Accessory Or Necessity?

Cover image for Meligun MG-22: A Multipurpose Pocket Knife. Connecting the disparate dots of Pocket-Knives, East Side Oakland, Dog Packs, "Fight Club," and "Notes From the Underground." * Behavioral Psychology * Moral & Cultural Degradation * Defensive Implements

Given the cultural and moral degradation in society, consider carrying a Meligun MG-22 multi-use pocket knife to boost one's outward confidence.

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July 13, 2026

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CounterIt.ch is a minimalist personal publication exploring Markets, Machines, Midwest, and Musings—the recurring themes that shape everyday life and many of the essays found here.

Written by Joe, an Ohio-based Linux user and former Wall Street professional, CounterIt.ch offers observations on technology, business, philosophy, books, motorcycles, gardening, politics, the outdoors, and life in Northeast Ohio. Some entries are practical, others reflective, but all share a common goal: slowing down long enough to think beyond headlines, algorithms, and the constant stream of online noise.

The site was created as a place for longer-form writing and independent thought—an alternative to the limitations of mainstream social media and the fleeting conversations that often define it. Some ideas simply deserve more than a few hundred characters.

Although the writing is rooted in the American Midwest, the ".ch" domain is a nod to Switzerland and its traditions of precision, independence, and simplicity—qualities that also inspire the site's minimalist design and philosophy.

Whether you arrived here looking for insights on markets, technology, Linux, motorcycles, books, or simply thoughtful observations about everyday life, I hope you find something worth reading—and perhaps something worth thinking about long after you've left the page.

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