branches have diverged, can't pull or push, stuck

## git, "branches have diverged", blocked (can't push, pull)

> Error "Fatal: Not possible to fast-forward, aborting"
> Fix: https://stackoverflow.com/a/68020784

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:sweat_smile:  this has not happened to me in some years now. dk why. 
Maybe because I never use `git push x y`.

I always use `git push`, `git pull`, `git merge` - two word commands.