Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
HPluckrose's profile
Helen Pluckrose
Helen Pluckrose
Helen Pluckrose
@HPluckrose

Tweets

Helen Pluckrose

@HPluckrose

Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

London.
areomagazine.com/author/hpluckr…
Joined August 2011

Tweets

  • © 2018 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Dec 2017

    Someone has been typing a comment under a Facebook post of my PoMo essay for nearly an hour now. I dread to think what's coming...

    11:37 AM - 21 Dec 2017
    • 2 Retweets
    • 45 Likes
    • Iona Italia Lisa Jonick Adam Preocanin Rajiv Rommel Danikins joseph graves Mike Jeff Stephanie Lahey
    18 replies 2 retweets 45 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. Kevin‏ @Intrinsic29 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Anything yet? The suspense is killing me.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Intrinsic29

        Still nothing. Must be s blip.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Cathy Young‏Verified account @CathyYoung63 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose @Intrinsic29

        Sometimes when a person's computer freezes in mid-comment it stays like that forever

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Will Truman‏ @trumwill 22 Dec 2017
        Replying to @CathyYoung63 @HPluckrose @Intrinsic29

        Writing a Facebook comment forever sounds like a punishment out of Dante's Inferno.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. JamesHeartfield‏ @JamesHeartfield 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        It might be a false positive. FB might be registering that you have the thread open as someone typing

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @JamesHeartfield

        I hope so! There's only so much I can cope with!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Gil Ant‏ @Gil_Ant 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose @JamesHeartfield

        comment "you there, writing for an hour, i'm not reading that" sad.trombone.jpeg

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Andrew Denny‏ @albiondumsday 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        What is PoMo?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @albiondumsday

        Postmodernism.

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Andrew Denny‏ @albiondumsday 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Oh, thanks. Where is the PoMo essay?

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. flabberghosted(Am I an NPC?)‏ @observeaddict 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Can you imagine the nonsense coming from an hour long write up defending PoMo?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Ally Cinnamon‏ @allycinnamon76 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @observeaddict @HPluckrose

        Yes. Yes I can. Very much.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. Pay Tree Arch Is Back, With a Longer Name Than Bef‏ @paytreearch 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely --having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen, and"

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Vincent Morrone Author‏ @Vince524 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Imagine if they’re having issues with their device and at the end of the day all you get is a ‘lol’.pic.twitter.com/riFTdmvHL1

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. Regina 🎃‏ @ReginaD83 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        I bet they keep deleting and rewording their RAGE.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Count Dissident  🧛‍♂️‏ @Cognidissident 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @ReginaD83 @HPluckrose

        I don't know what you mean! I HAVE BEEN BUSY!!! #laughs nervously#

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. End of conversation
      1. Gil Ant‏ @Gil_Ant 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        they just have the tea cup on the keyboard.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. [Ravi] {{{Oli}}}‏ @SatyreContraire 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Me and my team of radical trans sjw alt right feminist rn.pic.twitter.com/liTNs1rvUA

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Raymond McCue  💗⚤ 💜⚣ 💙,  🏳️‍🌈‏ @RayMcCue 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @SatyreContraire @OlivierLambert @HPluckrose

        Funny isn't it that they can write a PoMo apologia without even paying any attention to what they're typing 🙃

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. [Ravi] {{{Oli}}}‏ @SatyreContraire 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @RayMcCue @HPluckrose

        It's because our arguments are socially constructed, m'kay ?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Raymond McCue  💗⚤ 💜⚣ 💙,  🏳️‍🌈‏ @RayMcCue 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @SatyreContraire @OlivierLambert @HPluckrose

        All interpretations and ways of being (that overthrow the evil #StraightWhiteMale oppressors) are equally valid!pic.twitter.com/Og6YtqCTB2

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. [Ravi] {{{Oli}}}‏ @SatyreContraire 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @RayMcCue @HPluckrose

        Wqsdguhqhoqisg sdgoqsiogqosih sqdfiojqsg^hqsg !

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. 1 more reply

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2018 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Cookies
      • Ads info