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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Sep 2019

    If we extended human lifespans sufficiently, everyone would be cancelled. The drift in moral fashion would ensure that even those most carefully orthodox in their opinions would have said something that later became heretical.

    3:30 AM - 17 Sep 2019
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      1. Alexander Ilyin‏ @creitve 17 Sep 2019
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        *retweet* 🤔 *undo retweet*

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      1. little black drink‏ @green_jeni 17 Sep 2019
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        Maybe I've missed this, but isn't part of the "sin" that results in cancellation not apologizing? It's not so difficult to reflect and apologize, I should hope, that we all fall into the pit.

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      2. Abhijeet Mukherjee‏Verified account @abhijeetmk 17 Sep 2019
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        The longer time span would also make these cancellations fleeting. Nobody will remember when someone got canceled. Actually, we don’t remember much of that now either. People are generally forgiving.

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      3. Matthew Green‏ @matthew_d_green 17 Sep 2019
        Replying to @abhijeetmk @paulg

        Look, man. The two most important things are: stop death. Make sure nobody famous has to suffer minor consequences like avoiding social media for a few months after saying something rancid. Maybe not even in that order.

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      2. Rodrigo C  🐈‏ @mixcocam 17 Sep 2019
        Replying to @paulg

        What do you mean by "cancelled" ?

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      2. Bog Danoff‏ @DanoffBog 17 Sep 2019
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        Which is why viewing the PC movement as a good faith movement is wrong. The goal is to make everyone a thought criminal and choose targets at will.

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      3. Brendan Morley‏ @morb_au 17 Sep 2019
        Replying to @DanoffBog @paulg

        Incorrect. Though I notice it's the white male capitalists that are the last to get it

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      2. Josh Levinger‏ @jlev 17 Sep 2019
        Replying to @paulg

        Yeah but, also don’t try to rationalize having sex with kids?

        1 reply 0 retweets 37 likes
      3. Phil Filippak‏ @blisstweeting 17 Sep 2019
        Replying to @jlev @paulg

        Whoa, that escalated quickly.

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