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    1. Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 11 Jul 2020

      It's not about the signatories. A common email (example from this morning): "I left academia because I didn't conform to ultraleft views. I was walking on eggshells to avoid being denounced. No one knew I (horror) held moderate views...

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jul 2020
      Replying to @sapinker

      Maybe you should compile an anthology of such stories, anonymous but with verified identities. Maybe then it would be harder to deny that this was a widespread problem.

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        2. Zachary Murray ₿ ⚡️‏ @Rudefire 11 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @sapinker

          If the signatories of the "cancel culture isn't real" letter didn't think it was a problem they had to sign it anonymously, I don't think they'll be convinced by people they don't like having to hide their views.

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        1. Kieran Kunhya  🚀‏ @kierank_ 11 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @sapinker

          @GeneralHandler your story about the badges would be good

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        2. Jeff Jarvis‏Verified account @jeffjarvis 11 Jul 2020
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          That story said nothing. It was a ghost story.

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        3. James King‏ @M_Gauche 11 Jul 2020
          Replying to @jeffjarvis @paulg @sapinker

          I'm still trying to figure out what the "right" or "conservative" position actually is.

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        1. Yacht Ninky  💙‏ @YachtNinky 11 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @sapinker

          Would that sit alongside another anthology of stories of people who feel they've been socially "cancelled" due to biases against their identity? Some argue there's no "institutional racism" but claim there *is* institutional political bias.

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        1.  🎙️ᴅᴇᴀɴ (ЯF) ғɪʟᴇs 📝‏ @DeanOFiles 11 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @sapinker

          "So you've been publicly shamed" has already been written, and they don't care. These people don't respond to evidence, their ideology is based on faith. Cancel Culture CAN'T be real because they CAN'T be the bad guys, end of story.

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        2. Bioliberalism‏ @Bioliberalism 11 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @sapinker

          @Yi_Zen_Chu : Paul Graham's suggesting something similar to what we were discussing before? (see above)

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        3. Yi-Zen Chu‏ @Yi_Zen_Chu 11 Jul 2020
          Replying to @Bioliberalism @paulg @sapinker

          Indeed! The question is, how to implement it?

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        1. psymin‏ @psymin 11 Jul 2020
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          I'd pre-order that

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