Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

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
lastpositivist's profile
Liam Bright
Liam Bright
Liam Bright
@lastpositivist

Tweets

Liam Bright

@lastpositivist

Aspiring philosopher; tolerable human; "amusing combination of sardonic detachment & literally all the feelings felt entirely unironically all at once" [he/his]

Joined May 2011

Tweets

  • © 2021 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.

    1. Liam Bright‏ @lastpositivist 25 Jan 2018

      1/6 I don't like political moderation. I accept that (a) democracy requires, within limits, one accepts that even though one may truly others are doing tremendously harmful things, one still lets them have their turn at governing - because the alternative to this is far worse...

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Liam Bright‏ @lastpositivist 25 Jan 2018

      2/6 and (b) democracy also requires that, even in power one make certain compromises on what one would actually want, in order to prevent competition for power becoming zero sum. These I both think are true, and important, and I think we ought do the things democracy requires....

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Liam Bright‏ @lastpositivist 25 Jan 2018

      3/6 But. Folk I know who self-identify as moderates or centrists seem to do more -- they come to actively like the things which are the result of the messy compromises of democracy in its present configuration, they see this sort of `pragmatism' as a kind of goal in itself...

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      Show this thread
    4. Liam Bright‏ @lastpositivist 25 Jan 2018

      4/6 They come to consciously aim for the compromise position. Stuff that has nothing to recommend it beyond the fact that it's what one likely has to put up with ends up their first order desire *and then the outcome will inevitably be a compromise from this starting point*...

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      Show this thread
    5. Liam Bright‏ @lastpositivist 25 Jan 2018

      5/6 I think these people are wrong on politics, wrong on bargaining, and wrong for America. Immoderate principles, arrived at independently of anticipating the democratic compromise and sincerely advocated for, helps the Condorcet process and lets us avoid information cascades...

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      Show this thread
      Liam Bright‏ @lastpositivist 25 Jan 2018

      6/6 (Let's not worry about incentive compatibility because it's hard - and in any case won't make the moderates' position any better, I suspect that thinking harder about incentives would lend arguments in favour of playing games of extremist chicken and political grandstanding.)

      12:01 PM - 25 Jan 2018
      0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes

      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

        • © 2021 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info