@RurikBradbury @gaberivera I was talking about Twitter, not essays. But either way, I'm in favor of powerful people expressing their views.
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@RurikBradbury@gaberivera If wrong, this makes them *easier* to criticize and reject.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@patrickc@RurikBradbury FWIW, I love all of it, and am glad it's there for me to read. But if I were giving career advice to some of these…1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@patrickc …people, I'd tell some to try another platform, tell some to find a new hobby, and tell some to just keep on tweeting!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@gaberivera So this is an interesting point. I often feel like we vilify people with mistaken ideas far too much.1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
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@gaberivera Now, many of those are not exactly people who face a whole lot of adversity on the whole. So, on some level, who cares?2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@gaberivera On the other hand, I suspect net effect is to make most shy away from saying much at all.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@gaberivera (I'm not powerful but I certainly steer clear of asserting much that could be controversial.)2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@gaberivera You could say, "well, just be more careful and don't be wrong!" But even with best intentions, that ends up fairly difficult.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@gaberivera Indeed. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(And I don't mean to wax all sanctimonious. I happily VC-bait too!)
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