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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Aug 2020

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Robin Hanson

    The mindset behind this tweet is baffling to me.https://twitter.com/robinhanson/status/1294258634558525440 …

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    Robin HansonVerified account @robinhanson
    Teaching kids to play music is mostly a huge waste. https://twitter.com/DegenRolf/status/1288497220602466304 …
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    9:10 PM - 15 Aug 2020
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    • gothicsynthetic Linda Egan Dr. Lori walsh John Davis Leo Macneil PJ Irwin Flavourtown Station Chief 歧侠末 "Lugubrious" Leighton Connor The_Eternal_Worm
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      2. Ken Whyte‏ @KenWhyte3 15 Aug 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        100%

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      3. Ross Macnab‏ @rossknows 15 Aug 2020
        Replying to @KenWhyte3 @HeerJeet

        A long as you recognize when you're beat, it's okay.

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      1. Dave Simon‏ @hairyhilarity 15 Aug 2020
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        #endstagecapitalism

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      1. Play Obi at the 5‏ @del973 15 Aug 2020
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        Finance or bust bro

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      2. I. Heyst‏ @BlogMinor 15 Aug 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        His reasoning is shit, but I think there’s a genuine problem with kids doing extracurricular activities just so they can be more competitive for college rather than personal enjoyment

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      3. I. Heyst‏ @BlogMinor 15 Aug 2020
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        Though I guess he addresses this partly in his second tweet

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      1. doug lovett‏ @lovettcdl 15 Aug 2020
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        Obviously you've never had to listen to a kid learning to play the saxophone.

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      1.  🌈 Wilson E. Allen  🇺🇸  🏳️‍🌈‏ @Wilson46201 15 Aug 2020
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        didn't Plato explain this already?

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      1. Scam Likely‏ @jessefuchs 15 Aug 2020
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        People think his stature as the creepiest economist in America is just about sex stuff, but it’s a full 360 holistic experience.

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      2. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias 15 Aug 2020
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        Just confirms what we've known all along: these folks are philistines who are only interested in anything if it has some tangible utilitiarian value.

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      3. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias 15 Aug 2020
        Replying to @Vetarnias @HeerJeet

        And Rolf Degen's Twitter has always been Quillette avant la lettre.

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