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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 19 Jan 2019

    I didn't realize this before Twitter, but it's a good sign when the response to something you write is angry and incoherent. It means you wrote something novel enough to make people mad, and correct enough that you didn't leave room for actual refutation.

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      1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 19 Jan 2019

        I don't think you should aim for anger though. Aim for the truth, and don't worry if you get anger as a result.

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      1. devjacky‏ @devjacky8 19 Jan 2019
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        pointing to some examples would help understand this tweet.

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      1. Andrew‏ @corruptNovelist 19 Jan 2019
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        It’s called trolling 😉

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      2. Paramveer‏ @paramveer_singh 20 Jan 2019

        Our MAGA leader does make it easy to criticize it in the weeds; something that gives anti-trumpers great pleasure. However, I've never met anyone who disagreed with core-MAGA principles.

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      2. Sabine Hossenfelder‏Verified account @skdh 19 Jan 2019
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        Thank you so much for saying this. I feel like I should print it out and pin it over my desk.

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      3. Maverick Theorist  🤔‏ @mavericktheori1 20 Jan 2019
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        Likewise - thank you! I feel so much better knowing that others out there like yourselves are experiencing the same as what I have discovered - and have been able to articulate a thesis for this behaviour on Twitter.

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      1. Luke Styles‏ @lstyls 20 Jan 2019
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        Nope, that's just Twitter

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      1. Seth Bannon  👨‍🔬‏Verified account @sethbannon 20 Jan 2019
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        But the typical response to angry & incoherent tweets is also angry and incoherent tweets, so I wouldn't count this as a good sign. It's more of an unfortunate reality of today's internet.

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      2. Nick Walker‏ @nw3 20 Jan 2019
        Replying to @paulg

        One thing I refute with your work is the idea that the evolution of tech marches unabated. It’s unclear if the future is better than what we have but we just accept it.

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 20 Jan 2019
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        Believing the evolution of technology is mostly inevitable doesn't mean believing the future has to be better. I don't think that.

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