Michael on Twitter: "The actions used to overcome the unique circumstances of one generation are liable to be mimicked by the next, even if the circumstances no longer exists."

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1. RS_Guardian‏ @rs_guardian 10 Jul 2018
  Replying to @mmay3r
  
  The most ironic part of it is that the circumstances of the next generation are usually caused precisely by the actions of the previous one.
  
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1. Lyt_Seeker‏ @lyt_seeker 10 Jul 2018
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  and it takes just over one fourth of the populace to do a certain thing, before that thing becomes the new social norm. https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/research-finds-tipping-point-large-scale-social-change …
  
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1. कृतीश पाराशर ‏ @KriteeshP 10 Jul 2018
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  Religion could be broadly divided into these two categories. Things we do, in absence of relevant circumstance. Things we do because circumstance is abstract and fundamental and relevant. The first part is the itchy part, the relic that needs to be dropped.
  
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1. Johannes Hörteis‏ @Hurty_ 10 Jul 2018
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  One of our biggest flaws: The momentum of humans imitating each other is hard to stop. Accepting passed down opinions: Very low cost of mental energy. Very low social risk. Vice versa. On top of that: The systems(buerocracy, legal, ...) created, have dependencies. #HouseOfCards
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1. conner.xyz‏ @conner_xyz 10 Jul 2018
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  First as tragedy, then as farce...
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1. Andrew Melville‏ @melville_ac 10 Jul 2018
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  Perfectly sums up why “change is hard,” “progress is slow,” and similar cliches humans use to justify making poor choices.
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1. Oliver Vogelsang‏ @voolproof 10 Jul 2018
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  Also, the goal posts get moved to create the impression that those circumstances still exist.
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1. Abhishek Agarwal‏ @abhishek1point0 10 Jul 2018
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  That explains existence of many rituals in my Indian Society.
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1. T. K. Rengarajan ‏ @trengarajan 10 Jul 2018
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  Wisdom == Intellectual laziness?
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1. Rangarathnam Gopu‏ @WriterGopu 10 Jul 2018
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  Are you telling me I should stop working on that ox powered computer?
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