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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 22 Oct 2012

    Tis a little worrying that this tweet http://bit.ly/VkGbOL  got more than 10x as many retweets as this one http://bit.ly/PNefX0 

    5:03 PM - 22 Oct 2012
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    • James B. Steeve Morin 강준현 2lijah adityabisht paul shinn La Quitaine William Dye Daniel 🕸 Niko Vuokko
    36 replies 69 retweets 29 likes
      1. PLT HULK‏ @PLT_Hulk 22 Oct 2012
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        .@paulg HULK CALL THAT HACKER NEWS PERSPECTIVE!

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      1. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg One is a shocking abuse of power. The other is well-known government policy.

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      1. Björn‏ @fractality 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg One is actionable, the other isn't, or at least not in a straightforward way.

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      1. Mark Essel‏ @VictusFate 24 Oct 2012
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        @paulg good news is easier to share

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      1. Mark Essien‏Verified account @markessien 23 Oct 2012
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        @paulg one could happen to the retweeters, the other could not

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      1. Karro‏ @_karro 23 Oct 2012
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        @paulg the reality is simple - I missed the one about US.

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      1. Nicolas Raynaud‏ @nraynaud 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg one is about a US company, the other one about foreign stuff, in places the average American has never heard of.

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      1. aagdbl‏ @aagdbl 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg there is nothing new or surprising about the second

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      1. Kenneth Younger III‏ @kenny 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg You'll notice that he refers to the Obama administration in there. A bit of a discrepancy with your advocacy for him, I'd say.

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      1. Bram Cohen‏Verified account @bramcohen 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg Time of day you post makes a huge difference.

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      1. Oscar Del Ben‏ @oscardelben 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg one requires more "thinking"

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      1. Chetan Chawla‏ @ChetanChawla 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg sampling bias, priorities of the twitter tech crowd: gadget > human rights

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      1. Alec Resnick‏ @aresnick 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg Q: do you ever wonder that some version of that means you should switch industries? (no troll!)

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      1. ThePurpleDrazi‏ @ThePurpleDrazi 22 Oct 2012
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        .@paulg Which is the more likely thing to happen to you? It's about identification with the victim

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      1. Eugene Van den Bulke‏ @3kwa 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg probably shows that people have given up on having an impact on states/governments but not on corporation ... worrying all the same.

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      1. Arvind Hariharan‏ @arvindh 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg I think it is a reflection of people's perception of your relative expertise between the two subjects :)

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      1. xenobriotic  🦉‏ @xenobrioticBB 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg We all need to increase our tolerance for discomfort.

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      1. throughthechaff  🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇳🇱‏ @throughthechaff 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg yea that is disturbing - and revealing!

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      1. Yves Frinault‏ @yvesfrinault 22 Oct 2012
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        @paulg It's definitely easier to relate to a kindle owner than to question the foundations of the society we live in.

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