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My ideal way of interacting with the world is intentionally contextless when handling specific questions, and dealing with the moral implications later; I think a question should be looked at independent of implications. I often do this on principle; 1/
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I know people will talk about the implications, but I'll handle it as straight as possible when we get there - but I don't want to let it stop me from asking the question. My goal isn't controversy, as a lot of my critics claim; my goal is to be unmoved by potential controversy.
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I rarely tweet things just to be edgy, I tweet them in spite of being edgy, because I deeply value being able to think directly about a topic without flinching away from the fallout.
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I'm often confused when people say I'm only what I'm saying because I'm trying to get attention. Beyond the relatively normal levels in which anybody who tweets is trying to get attention... No? I'm just being extremely principled. This is how my brain works, all the way down.
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