From f275797d511cfe9988e7353f529297187f95fe18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Madison Scott-Clary <makyo@drab-makyo.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:30:04 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup

---
 writing/post-self/fate.md | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/writing/post-self/fate.md b/writing/post-self/fate.md
index b46f7025..c5fe4344 100644
--- a/writing/post-self/fate.md
+++ b/writing/post-self/fate.md
@@ -55,31 +55,39 @@ The further away from an instance is from another, whether in time or in forks,
 
 Consider the following:
 
-    a -+- - - -X
-        \     /
-         a' -/
+```text
+a -+- - - -X
+    \     /
+     a' -/
+```
 
 Merge `X` is simple.
 
-    a -+- - - - - - -X
-        \           /
-         a' - - - -/
+```text
+a -+- - - - - - -X
+    \           /
+     a' - - - -/
+```
 
 Merge `X` becomes more difficult with conflicts.
 
-    a -+- - - - - -X- -Y
-        \         /   /
-         a' -+- -/   /
-              \     /
-               a''-/
+```text
+a -+- - - - - -X- -Y
+    \         /   /
+     a' -+- -/   /
+          \     /
+           a''-/
+```
 
 Merge `Y` gains conflicts due to split experiences and time. Merge `X` less so, but still more conflicts than merge `X` in the first example, due to time.
 
-    a - - - - -X- - -?
-        \     /     /
-         a' -      /
-                  /
-    b - - - - - -/
+```text
+a - - - - -X- - -?
+    \     /     /
+     a' -      /
+              /
+b - - - - - -/
+```
 
 Merge `?` is impossible with the current state of technology. The two instances have no shared past instances on which to build a reasonable diff.