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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Jul 2020

    Paul Graham Retweeted Sagnik Basu

    One unexpected consequence of videos like this is that I'm less bothered by things people say to me on Twitter. The person shouting at you could be her. When all you see is text, without cues like body language and tone of voice, it's easier to attribute reason to people.https://twitter.com/_sagnikbasu/status/1276682947895197697 …

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    “Why are you protecting it?!” BLM activist gets into a verbal exchange with an older black guy who was speaking up against tearing the statue down. #emancipationstatue pic.twitter.com/4crUOJhDFP
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      1. Rerarom‏ @rerarom 13 Jul 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        You could also be her

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      1. Jabur‏ @jaburx 13 Jul 2020
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        🙃

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      2. Haider Al-Mosawi  🚢 (26/100 YouTube vids)‏ @haideralmosawi 13 Jul 2020
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        Everyone can reason, but that ability is clouded by emotion, misconceptions, and a sense of righteousness (the assumption they’re already right, which they can’t see beyond). Usually it helps to acknowledge the hurt and be willing to listen to create a conducive environment.

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      3. μολων λαβε‏ @cljurist 13 Jul 2020
        Replying to @haideralmosawi @paulg

        Mostly emotion, which is why you can't reason with most people. I mean, if you were on the guy's place is there anything you could have done to try to have a civilized conversation with that chick?

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      2. Khaled Aly‏ @khaledealy 13 Jul 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        I’ve never experienced online abuse which makes it hard for me to imagine why you would be bothered by what anyone says online. Is it really hard to ignore the noise?

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      3. Fabio‏ @KindaAnonym 13 Jul 2020
        Replying to @khaledealy @paulg

        Dude's got over 1 million followers. His experience of Twitter is bound to be different from yours and mine.

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      1. Dollars and Drams  💵 🥃‏ @dollarsanddrams 13 Jul 2020
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        Stoicism training. I love it

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      2. Diogo Neves‏ @DiogoSnows 13 Jul 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        Is this why TikTok is so popular? Twitter in video format (both lacking context obviously)

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      3. roldangarron‏ @roldan_garron 13 Jul 2020
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        TikTok comments are just plain text

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      1. Rudo  😷‏ @AG_Rudo 13 Jul 2020
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        This kind of people is trying the world to adjust to their perfect values system. Avoid at all costs. You can't argue with them.

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