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Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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    1. Kaj Sotala‏ @xuenay May 21
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      How do you react to people retweeting stuff that praises them? Like if I were to retweet somebody saying "@xuenay's essay is really cool everyone should read it". I see other people doing this but feel kinda weird about doing it myself. Not sure if I should?

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    2. Lucy Keer‏ @drossbucket May 21
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      I don't do it because it feels weird. But also it doesn't come across negatively at all to me when other people do it, if anything I enjoy seeing who else likes what and how they describe it. So maybe I should 🤔

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      David Chapman‏ @Meaningness May 21
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      Replying to @drossbucket @xuenay

      I suspect @_awbery_ would say there is a vast UK/US divide on this issue. Often shocked by my self-promotion, although my impression is it’s well within US norms. (Of course I could be hideously wrong and everyone thinks I’m embarrassing)

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        2. Lucy Keer‏ @drossbucket May 21
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          Replying to @Meaningness @xuenay @_awbery_

          Agree there's a big difference, I often think 'um... you can just SAY that??' reading Americans here I don't see a problem with the way you retweet fwiw, generally you're signal-boosting someone saying something thoughtful about your stuff rather than generic 'yay awesome!'

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        3. Charlie Awbery‏ @_awbery_ May 21
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          Replying to @drossbucket @Meaningness @xuenay

          I’m becoming incrementally more American in this respect since being here, it’ll be interesting to see how far that goes. Statements I once found cringe-worthy seem less so now. Tho I confess I’m still cautious applying the principle to myself. I’m still a Mumblybrit at heart.

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        1. Charlie Awbery‏ @_awbery_ May 21
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          Replying to @Meaningness @drossbucket @xuenay

          Picking this up again: yes, it’s a significant cultural difference. Generalizing widely, it does seem tasteless and redundant to Brits and comfortably confident to Americans. But that’s changing a lot. Much more common now across the board than it was 5-10 years ago.

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        2. Joogipupu‏ @joogipupu May 21
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          Americans are the kings of self promotion, and I wonder how they manage. Because of my cultural conditioning, I find it extremely hard to self-promote my scientific stuff. Here I am just a pseudonymous account - intentionally avoiding my name and face.

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        3. Charlie Awbery‏ @_awbery_ May 21
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          Replying to @joogipupu @Meaningness and

          Ha, no escape, I always visualise your facial expression and your accent when I read your tweets :-)

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