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    1. balajis.com‏Verified account @balajis 1 Jul 2020

      balajis.com Retweeted Paul Graham

      It is three phases 1) Gain ability to broadcast whatever is top of mind with zero friction 2) The most radical 10% also gain ability to broadcast whatever is top of mind 3) And what is top of mind for them is making it high friction for you to broadcast whatever is top of mindhttps://twitter.com/paulg/status/1278257317402808320 …

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      Paul GrahamVerified account @paulg
      "Pretty wild that we transitioned to 'broadcast whatever is top of mind with zero friction' and 'any opinion that reflects values not held by the most radical 10% will ruin your career' at the same time." — a friend who wishes to remain anonymous
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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Jul 2020
      Replying to @balajis

      It's the most bizarre phenomenon, isn't it? Making speech easier ends up decreasing freedom of speech for the reasonable, because it gives the unreasonable a way to attack them. Obvious in retrospect, but I wouldn't have predicted it.

      52 replies 43 retweets 467 likes
    3. balajis.com‏Verified account @balajis 1 Jul 2020
      Replying to @paulg

      It leads to a paradox where either a) reasonable people need to be at least somewhat unreasonable to stop the unreasonable b) or fully unreasonable people take over Darker implication is that being too reasonable may be an unstable equilibrium. At least without some new ideas.

      9 replies 6 retweets 84 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Jul 2020
      Replying to @balajis

      Another possible solution is for reasonable people to stick together and help one another. Despite being quieter, reasonable people tend to be more powerful in many dimensions, because unreasonable people can't build anything.

      4:08 AM - 1 Jul 2020
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        1. J a v i e r‏ @DissidentOvO 1 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @balajis

          Reasonable people = the silent majority

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        2. Dmitriy Mandel aka Schnitzel  🐈‏ @mndl_nyc 1 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @balajis

          Ironic, given how many times we've been told, "all progress depends on the unreasonable man."

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        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Jul 2020
          Replying to @mndl_nyc @balajis

          That's true, but it's a very narrow form of unreasonable. It doesn't mean blind to evidence. Rather the opposite if anything.

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        2. Ari‏ @Mr88AG 1 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @balajis

          There seems to be no penalty for the unreasonable. Obviously, one can't "call out" a faceless mob, but can't reasonable people make it painful for popular accounts (blue checks) who join the mob?

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        3. Swamp Yankee‏ @ndwpdx 1 Jul 2020
          Replying to @Mr88AG @paulg @balajis

          Evidently not.

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        1. Prashanth‏ @iam__prashanth 1 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @balajis

          The reasonable ones are quieter because they’re thinking about a myriad ways to solve a problem. We’re sticking our heads out in this turbulent business scenario. We’re operating at 50% revenues. At least 50%, that’s how I look at it. No complaints.

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        1. Michael Lin‏ @so_cosmic 1 Jul 2020
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          Isn’t this what institutions are for? But they keep buckling to the pressure of the unreasonable

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        1. js290‏ @su_js1 1 Jul 2020
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        1. Cris Pergel‏ @CrisPergel 1 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @balajis

          I think many who appear unreasonable are just unprotected against, and end up helping, the really unreasonable. Is better education possible? If more can recognize BS, would that create an environment where reason prevails? Who can do the educating? A soc media chain reaction?

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        1. Opi‏ @Opinu 1 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @balajis

          for this possibility, does that imply to ignore more the unreasonable? I see a lot of reasonable people spending more time&energy on the unreasonable. Mostly they end up marginalizing themselves

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