When I was younger, I was much more aggressive, conservative, and hostile. I once asked someone a 'debate' question around a touchy topic, ready to fight; she responded neutrally, well-considered, and asked gentle, clarifying questions. That snapped me out of it - permanently. 1/
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is that person on Twitter?
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Not that I know of
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This makes me feel proud. : )
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Hey, what exactly the rationalist community believes in? I really like your way of thinking but I didn’t understand exactly what the movement is about. I would appreciate if you explain it for me
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Congratulations. It sounds like that was when you began to think instead of just reacting. Something far too few people ever learn.
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anything can be rationalized
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Interesting! This happened to a guy on Twitter a few years ago.
@SarahKSilverman asked him a few questions and he realized he was standing, politically, on a pile of sand. He’s active on Twitter, still. See also:#impossibleconversations@peterboghossianhttps://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2018/01/09/troll-attacked-sarah-silverman-twitter-she-responded-and-changed-his-outlook-life/saryDZbdUkPMUbJKG5yz8M/story.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The lesswrong sequences (a series of blog posts) are a fantastic place to start. The community is loosely defined but grew out of a network of bloggers starting around 10-15 years ago
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