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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 2 Oct 2020

    Something I taught my kids: Mobs aren't just bad for the people they attack, but also for the people in the mob, who are led to behave much worse than they would ordinarily.

    12:45 AM - 2 Oct 2020
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    • Seb Insua Deb Haich kevin, shepherd of curiosity Jeff Mendez Cassandra Hill Casey mike Evan Schoenbach Hamoonist
    45 replies 220 retweets 1,815 likes
      1. Moez‏ @moez 2 Oct 2020
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        Can’t agree more.

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      1. Chairman Kaga Blanco‏ @Jowday2 2 Oct 2020
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        How much of your day on average do you spend talking to your kids about mobs

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      1. Vidur 🛸‏ @viduraaaaa 2 Oct 2020
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        Mobs make everyone throw their logic and reason away. They bring out our basest desires

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      1. andandandapineapple‏ @andandandapine1 2 Oct 2020
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        Great now they’re gonna rebel by starting mobs.

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      2. Matt Mireles‏ @mattmireles 2 Oct 2020
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        This is true But you saw the news about Trump having COVID, right? I mean, c’mon, this is biblical level irony, drama & calamity happening before us. Some dancing is in order.

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      3. Raptor Aurion‏ @RaptorAurion 2 Oct 2020
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        Answering to a post that denounces your behavior is pretty foolish

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      1. CHT‏ @PrometheusAM 2 Oct 2020
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        Teaching them moral autonomy is a great value to instil. The thing that hit home this virtue was reading the Power of One as a kid.

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      1. JP‏ @inflammateomnia 2 Oct 2020
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        JP Retweeted Senior Data Masseuse

        https://twitter.com/ryxcommar/status/1311907262965977088 …

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        Replying to @jdcmedlock
        mrw trump contracts coronavirus pic.twitter.com/NqCgHhxtoQ
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      1. Hamïd | همید‏ @hamidr_ 2 Oct 2020
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        Therefore school is bad for you :))

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      1. Vice President of John Candy’s Pants‏ @jakevass 2 Oct 2020
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        what if you just joined the mob to positively influence it from the inside

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