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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 9 Jun 2016

      Future generations may be as shocked by our promiscuous use of social media as we are by past generations' smoking.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 9 Jun 2016

      You actually argued online with random people? Didn't you know how bad that was for your brain?

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        2. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          I think it might be a bit different: "You filtered your internet so that you'd only see comments from people you agreed with?"

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        3. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @cperciva @paulg

          As far as things which are bad for the brain go, I think blocking all opposing ideas is far worse than arguing with random people.

          1 reply 8 retweets 6 likes
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        1. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          I try to think of Twitter like improv, as a "Yes, and..." medium. Argument, even w/ good irl friends, fails.

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        1. Brian Coughlin‏ @bricoughlin 9 Jun 2016
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          that makes reading the arguments the equivalent of secondhand smoke

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        1. Trademark Man‏ @TrademarkMan 9 Jun 2016
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          And the price to avoid ridicule (and shame on our grandchildren) will be high, paid to a "Social Cleaning as a Service" company.

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        1. Kirti Patel, MD‏ @kirtipatelmd 9 Jun 2016
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          I love debating random ppl as a mental exercise, but a little part of me worries I might piss off an ax murderer someday 😳🔪😵

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        1. Carl‏ @Subzidion 9 Jun 2016
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          Come on Paul do you really believe arguing is bad for you?? Do you?!?!??

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        1. Jeremy‏ @zaphar 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          I don't know if it's bad for my brain but it's definitely not fun. I avoid online arguments since they are so unenjoyable.

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        1. collin hotchkiss‏ @thehotchkid 9 Jun 2016
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          Is that why your brain doesn't function correctly or was it already like that

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        2. Gordon Mohr  👁 👁‏ @gojomo 9 Jun 2016
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          we're going to need entirely new words for mental disorders that only afflict groups of people linked by online social networks
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        1. Microdesic‏ @microdesic 10 Jun 2016
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          I only argue with pseudo-random people.

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        1. Tose Nikolov‏ @ToseNikolov 10 Jun 2016
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          Only if they turn into snowflakes. There are some of us who love it.

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        1. Sergey Moskalev‏ @SergeyMoskalev 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          Thank you! When arguing with a stupid person you must use primitive arguments, it is harmful for the mind.

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        2. Berthold Gambrel‏ @BertholdGambrel 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          I disagree. It's good for your brain to argue. Only bad if you get involved in an intellectually dishonest argument.

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        3. Berthold Gambrel‏ @BertholdGambrel 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @BertholdGambrel @paulg

          And yes, I am aware of the irony of arguing with you about this, so nobody should trouble themselves to mention it.

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        1. Jarry Ahmad‏ @jahmad93 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          I actually think it will be headphones rather than social media. I have a feeling that they aren't the greatest things for our ears

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        1. zarkone‏ @zarkone 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          well, there're 2 types of argues: when two people calmly seeking the truth, with respect to each other, and just dump troll fight.

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        1. Ethan Nicolai‏ @VaedaSynapse 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          porn, I think, is the far more detrimental vice of the age. It would be interesting to measure the porn consumption to trolling ratio

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