Cyberspace selects towards arguments which maximally dissuade opponents from speaking, above those which maximally convince the opponent
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Cyberspace reinforces the reality that it’s more important to develop a following than to develop mutually agreeable ideas across groups
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Twitter hypertrophically selects for fitness of ideas—spawning cordyceps, puff-balls that explode releasing spores everywhere
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For ideas that propagate, vividness is fitness—vividness demands attention, creates memorability, and produces teleology alternate to truth
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