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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 1 Oct 2018
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    Michael Tracey Retweeted Glenn Greenwald

    We may have gotten used to it, but the ability to watch in real-time as you’re condemned and disowned is so incredibly distorting. Unless you consciously develop a plan for how to cope with this crazy dynamic, independent analysis becomes almost impossiblehttps://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1046725933481304064 …

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    Glenn GreenwaldVerified account @ggreenwald
    I've seen the same. There's only one way to rapidly & steadily increase your social media following: pick a political faction, then dutifully & unyieldingly feed it what it craves, never challenge it. You can watch unfollows in real-time with any deviation from tribal orthodoxy: https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1046395105274458113 …
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      2. Bullshit Man‏ @bullshit_hero 1 Oct 2018
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        We're so wrapped up in our bubbles that we actively reject people or stories who don't align with our own views. But there IS an audience, albeit one which is harder to find and cultivate, seeking independent, straight, factual news that challenges our own views and biases.

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      3. Bullshit Man‏ @bullshit_hero 1 Oct 2018
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        Sadly, It's a rare thing these days when you disagree with someone, but still value their opinion... But the push and pull factors continue to place us in echo chambers which is dangerous AND boring. People need to start thinking independently and critically (again?).

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      2.  🎉 Redhat Whistleblower  🎉 🇺🇸‏ @Sheep2Wolves 1 Oct 2018
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        Blind conservatism is as dangerous as blind liberalism.

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      1. QuirkySquark ⚡️‏ @QuirkySquark 1 Oct 2018
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        The number of likes/followers are a proxy of marketing potential (how much your are worth to Twitter in monetizing their platform), not a proxy of credibility. Independence/free thinking is a lonely condition.

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      1. Jeff Tidwell‏ @RealJeffTidwell 1 Oct 2018
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        Agreed. Keep chipping away though, man. You're one of the very few that even tries to straddle the line between the poles. Much appreciated.

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      1. Deacon Renzette‏ @Renzette 1 Oct 2018
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        They’re Twitter followers - get over it. Who cares how many followers you have?

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      1. Turbo 🎶 🇺🇸‏ @BareDimension 1 Oct 2018
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        You see, you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself.

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      1. Money Or Love‏ @Figorino 1 Oct 2018
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        1/ I think the right have been propagandized for a long time by right wing radiostations, that they are now beyond saving. You could say the same about the liberal middleclass workers who are not poor enough to really care and therefor follow mainstream media as their only source

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      1. Money Or Love‏ @Figorino 1 Oct 2018
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        2/ So to sum it up. You are doing amazing work. You are the real resistance. Keep it up

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      2. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements 1 Oct 2018
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        No offense- but in this thinkpiece era, there are many inconsistencies & bankrupt narratives in the name of new insight. New insight is what the new media industry is incentivized toward, no? This is how the professionalization of the left has created its own unethical corruption

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      3. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements 1 Oct 2018
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        I highly doubt any other designated left politics field one could get away with it, to a large following & make money in so doing.

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      1. David‏ @coredump27 1 Oct 2018
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        Independent analysis is rare nowadays. Virtually everybody sticks to the script, regardless of facts, for their fixed mindset audience. This is the real tragedy of our times; the incredible polarisation taking place. Please stick to it - you are needed more than ever before.

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      1.  ⚜ Alan Gutierrez‏ @bigeasy 1 Oct 2018
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        This is enlightening. The pressure to preserve follower counts, which are career currency for writers in today's market, must be a driving force behind the creation of these journalists who act as movement leaders.

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