People think terrorism is the problem. Not even close. It's just and awful symptom. But people use it on both sides to mask the true horror.
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Important extra point: efforts to prevent jihadism ALSO kill Americans. If only because the TSA steals life from millions but probably in many other ways tooZ
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Point is Mueller's. Pinker just tweeted the link. But there IS a valid point: Vigilance has a cost. When is the cost too much in relation to the threat?
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@nntaleb will continue to eat pinker boyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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And with time, the costs are rising as well. Personally I see Jihadism like Polio or similar. It harms very few in the developed world, but that doesn't mean stopping the vaccination is a wise move.
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Wow. Pinker is getting a talking to from the statistics community. Goes to show we can all make mistakes.
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