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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 9 Aug 2017

    The statements that make people maddest are those they worry might be true.

    1:30 PM - 9 Aug 2017
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      2. Geoffrey‏ @GarrulousGeoff 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        I'm not so sure. I'm fairly confident vaccines don't cause autism...

        2 replies 0 retweets 54 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @GarrulousGeoff

        I mean the statements that generate the most total outrage. There are plenty of individuals wise enough not to be outraged by the truth.

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      2. B. Gravelfarm‏ @TippenEin 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        This sounds smart until you think about it for 5 seconds

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      1. Sean  🍕‏ @voidqk 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        "climate change is a hoax" - nope, pretty sure my frustration is valid

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      1. Noah Tye‏ @noahlt 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        If this were true, then the best trolls would be oracles.

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      1. Michelle Greer‏ @michellegreer 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Not really. Sometimes we're just mad because ignorant people believe something that affects us deeply. Ex: Nazis thought Jews were vermin.

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      2. Justin Label‏ @justinlabel 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        I'm reasonably sure the statements that make me the maddest are outright self-serving lies used to harm people I love.

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      2. Eliezer Yudkowsky‏Verified account @ESYudkowsky 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        The statements that make me maddest are casually-tossed follies that others will believe and that ignore (not defy!) known counterarguments.

        3 replies 0 retweets 55 likes
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      2. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯‏ @sweetaroll 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Sounds like you're talking about the fragile rage of white techbros about statements suggesting women might be even more competent than them

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Jon Pincus‏ @jdp23 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sweetaroll

        yeah really. my first thought when i saw his tweet is that he probably didn't realize how revealing it was.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. K. Scott "My Real Name Is Spooky Enough "Gant  🤔‏ @ksgant 9 Aug 2017
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        pic.twitter.com/Fqg9waeyHQ

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      1. ghostly PAULor‏ @thetorpedodog 9 Aug 2017
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        incredible that there are people who think you’re worth listening to tbh

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      1. Nikhil Krishnan‏Verified account @nikillinit 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        It's more statements that affect you personally (or common perception of the truth those statements would affect you personally) I think

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      1. markprobst‏ @markprobst 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        I would like to see non-biased evidence for this.

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      1. BP‏ @BadgerPundit 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg @tedfrank

        Badger Pundit's Fourth Law: "Liberals' ferocity in objecting to statements varies directly in proportion to their truth."

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      1. Wendell Wilkie‏ @WendellWilkie 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        I like how all the responses to this are assuming you're talking about different things

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