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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 3 Jan 2016

    And I don't know why we have to polarize meditation or gratitude against rallying for higher minimum wage or protesting police brutality

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      2. Eric Bruenner‏ @ebruenner 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame detractors should remember that one of the primary functions of meditation is CULTIVATION of compassion and empathy

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ebruenner

        @ebruenner it's weird, I feel like it's so petty "Your way of trying to help people is not as important as my way of trying to help people"

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      2. nina eleanor alter‏ @ninavizz 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame ...feels elitist and exclusive. It's so #FirstWorldProblems when evangelized in a vacuum apart from need for systemic change.

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      3. Eric Bruenner‏ @ebruenner 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ninavizz

        @ninavizz @avantgame don't forget ghandi was a yogi. Perhaps you should have informed him he should have abandoned his privileged ways

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      4. nina eleanor alter‏ @ninavizz 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ebruenner

        @ebruenner Ghandi was a wealthy/educated dude w/o dependent children and with good health. Mother Theresa is a better example. @avantgame

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      5. rybo‏ @Ryan_G_Lambert 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ninavizz

        @ninavizz @ebruenner @avantgame How about abandoning hyperbole and embracing nuance? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Mother_Teresa … #outragefatigue

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      2. nina eleanor alter‏ @ninavizz 3 Jan 2016
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        @avantgame Because self-help is only relevant to those systemically privileged to help ourselves—and its tireless evangelism, therefore...

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      3. Eric Bruenner‏ @ebruenner 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ninavizz

        @ninavizz @avantgame meditation literally requires nothing. A chair, maybe.

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      4. nina eleanor alter‏ @ninavizz 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ebruenner

        @ebruenner Meditation is a joke when yr baby needs diapers you cannot afford. Meditation is great when your basic needs ARE met. @avantgame

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      5. Eric Bruenner‏ @ebruenner 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ninavizz

        @ninavizz @avantgame yea your right if you are stressed and poor definitely don't use an ancient (free) technique to promote wellness

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      6. nina eleanor alter‏ @ninavizz 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @ebruenner

        @ebruenner The singular evangelism by @avantgame & others on self-help is obnoxious. Not the methods or ideas, themselves.

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      1. Vincent Horn  🙏 ❤️‏ @VincentHorn 3 Jan 2016
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        @avantgame : But I agree, to immediately assume that all focus on one's self is antithetical to social concerns is condescending & wrong.

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      1. Vincent Horn  🙏 ❤️‏ @VincentHorn 3 Jan 2016
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        @avantgame : Complex issue, because the context of these teachings do matter + have an impact on how people relate to them.

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      1. nickkeenan‏ @nickkeenan 3 Jan 2016
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        @avantgame Is it lack of imagination or a personal injury? Humor and play are equally powerful tools as rage, anger - when focused.

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      1. Eric Bruenner‏ @ebruenner 3 Jan 2016
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        @avantgame exactly

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      1. Big Duck Energy  🦆 🔋‏ @TheJadeAria 3 Jan 2016
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        @avantgamepic.twitter.com/WnwlVIsCQ1

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