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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 Aug 2013

    Don't say things people want to misunderstand.

    6:15 PM - 28 Aug 2013
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      2.  🔥 Spooky Josh  👻‏ @jbrancha 28 Aug 2013
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg that wouldn't leave us with much worth saying.

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 Aug 2013
        Replying to @jbrancha

        @jbrancha Actually I don't think there's much correlation between how interesting an idea is and how agitated people get about it.

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      2. Nilofer Merchant‏Verified account @nilofer 28 Aug 2013
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        @paulg actually, paul, what everyone is trying to show you is your unsmitten bias.http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/08/is_bias_fixable.html …

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      3. TheLi.st‏ @thelist 29 Aug 2013
        Replying to @nilofer

        Amazing from @nilofer: "Is Bias Fixable?" http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/08/is_bias_fixable.html … #mustread

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      4. Rachel Sklar  ❄️‏Verified account @rachelsklar 29 Aug 2013
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        T H I S --> “@thelist: Amazing from @nilofer: "Is Bias Fixable?" http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/08/is_bias_fixable.html … #mustread”

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      1. Ike Pigott‏Verified account @ikepigott 29 Aug 2013
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        Best advice for a communicator I've seen this year. RT @paulg Don't say things people want to misunderstand.

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      1. Iscah  🏴‏ @RienzoKennedy 29 Aug 2013
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        If they want to misunderstand, it doesn't matter *what* you say. RT @paulg: Don't say things people want to misunderstand.

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      1. Adrian Bye‏ @adrianbye 28 Aug 2013
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        @paulg no, please continue to speak clearly.

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      1. Sophie Smithburg‏ @tehgeekmeister 29 Aug 2013
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        @paulg I think that might be an instance of itself.

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      1. Jon Cox‏ @generic_person 29 Aug 2013
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        .@paulg "Misunderstandings" can be strategic. Example: criticism of Zionism seems willfully "confused" with antisemitism.

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      1. Matt Tanase‏ @zenmatt 28 Aug 2013
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        @paulg Ignore them, it was an innocent observation. This is how the politically correct justify their existence.

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      1. Jess R‏ @metajess 28 Aug 2013
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        @paulg How can you tell when something falls into that category?

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      1. Federico Antoni‏ @federicoantoni 28 Aug 2013
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        “@paulg: Don't say things people want to misunderstand.” < Indeed!

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      1. José Camões Silva‏ @josecamoessilva 28 Aug 2013
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        Understanding is singular, misunderstanding has too many degrees of freedom; RT @paulg: Don't say things people want to misunderstand. #fb

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      1. Noam Kaiser‏ @NoamKaiser 1 Sep 2013
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        @paulg Never seen a more accurate use for this meme.pic.twitter.com/W6AhKFTRa2

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      1. Reydi Sutandang‏ @reydisutandang 30 Aug 2013
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        @paulg if you really need to say it, back it up with disclaimer.

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      1. Leon Pals‏ @LeonPals 30 Aug 2013
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        @paulg @Pv plus let's accept being rude in the process of doing so.

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      1. Bob Marshall‏ @flowchainsensei 29 Aug 2013
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        @paulg Keep quiet - and let them misinterpret THAT? @turoczy

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      1. Night of the Living Jemal Cole‏ @jemaleddin 29 Aug 2013
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        Also don’t say things that make you look like a xenophobic/racist jerk. RT: @paulg Don’t say things people want to misunderstand.

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