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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Aug 2017

    On average, the deeper people's knowledge of a topic, the more calmly they talk about it.

    4:53 AM - 16 Aug 2017
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    92 replies 2,391 retweets 5,004 likes
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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        So a rule that debate be civil doesn't just prevent hurt feelings. It also gives an advantage to those with real knowledge of the subject.

        14 replies 89 retweets 291 likes
      3. Pumpkins ponies & podcasts‏ @glenatron 16 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        In my experience people with deep knowledge often stay quiet unless they know they are in expert company. Too much noise tends to lose them.

        1 reply 20 retweets 89 likes
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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Aug 2017

        That is a good point. So do I. I mean calm in the sense of not angry, not calm in the sense of not excited.

        5 replies 13 retweets 79 likes
      3. Aarjav Trivedi‏ @aarjav 17 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Being calm and not passionate may be just as important: "Don't be passionate" from "Ego is the enemy" by @RyanHolidaypic.twitter.com/NCVyexGwek

        2 replies 3 retweets 16 likes
      4. Aarjav Trivedi‏ @aarjav 17 Aug 2017
        Replying to @aarjav @paulg @RyanHoliday

        (NB: I often fail miserably at this.)

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Gaurav Sharma‏ @Gaurav1105 16 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        The surface of life is hectic. The Deeper You Go, the Calmer It Gets.

        3 replies 5 retweets 36 likes
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      2. James Pitt  🌹‏ @Sahelanth 16 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        People who care more about the topic also also do not speak calmly. People who've been abused do not tend to speak calmly about abuse.

        3 replies 4 retweets 45 likes
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      1. samslackey‏ @samslackey 20 Aug 2017
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        Not cool Paul, not cool. https://code.likeagirl.io/paul-graham-blocked-me-on-twitter-c28ca647c7f8 …

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      2. Michelle Wetzler‏ @michellewetzler 16 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        This idea can be used to discredit anyone who is not speaking calmly. It can be used to discredit victims. It's dangerous.

        1 reply 0 retweets 26 likes
      3. Mike Brown‏ @browniepoints 11 Oct 2017
        Replying to @michellewetzler @paulg

        This is called tone policing. It’s a logical fallacy. https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Tone_argument …

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Michelle Wetzler‏ @michellewetzler 11 Oct 2017
        Replying to @browniepoints @paulg

        can I heart this 100x?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Mike Brown‏ @browniepoints 11 Oct 2017
        Replying to @michellewetzler @paulg

        Might get us blocked for “intellectual dishonesty” ;)

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Kristina Simmons‏ @ksimm 17 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg @gc

        "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."- Albert Einstein

        1 reply 4 retweets 13 likes
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      2. Joe Norman‏ @normonics 16 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        @SamHarrisOrg tries his best to leverage this heuristic but I'm not buying it

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Aaron Meurer‏ @asmeurer 16 Aug 2017
        Replying to @normonics @paulg @SamHarrisOrg

        I think some people are just calmer, period. Anything beyond that is just selection bias.

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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