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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Sep 2017

    Why lies are so viral.pic.twitter.com/Q3wgPID3jp

    2:14 AM - 6 Sep 2017
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    56 replies 1,092 retweets 1,884 likes
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      2. Pavane Armstrong‏ @recursivepavane 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg This is amazing content. A search for that in quotes doesn't return anything - is this your unpublished work (it's in your voice!)?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @recursivepavane

        Yes, it was just too long to fit in a tweet.

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      2. Not Scott F.‏ @notscottf 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg is this your quote, if I wanted to source it?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @notscottf

        Yes.

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      2. Manu Casaravilla‏ @Mrs__Orange_ 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Hi. Where is that quote from? I'd like to read a bit more about that theory. Thanks

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Mrs__Orange_

        It's from right here.

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      2. Eric Braun‏ @SouthShoreEric 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg @jesslivingston

        Is there data showing that lies spread faster than truths? #curious

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      3. Aviv Ovadya‏ @metaviv 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @SouthShoreEric @paulg @jesslivingston

        Yeshttps://firstdraftnews.com/recent-research-reveals-false-rumours-really-do-travel-faster-and-further-than-the-truth/ …

        1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
      4. Eric Braun‏ @SouthShoreEric 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @metaviv @paulg @jesslivingston

        Thx! Could it be the cool or sensational aspect of the news rather than its veracity? It's so cool ppl would rather re-tweet than re-search

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Luca Dellanna‏ @DellAnnaLuca 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Reparation of personal vulnerabilities is the key driver of human behavior. Everything we do is for solving our perceived vulnerabilities.pic.twitter.com/7SPA4p7E2R

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      1. Ver Que Pasa‏ @vqp 6 Sep 2017
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        Why we store unproven beliefs? Laziness. Our brain strives for a level of coherence. Unproven convenient facts are kept to minimize effort.

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      1. Dominic Costanzo‏ @costanzodr 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg @sama

        The problem is objectively discerning "lies" from "truth" especially regarding complex issues that aren't black & white.

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      1. Bob Bouthillier‏ @BobBouthillier 6 Sep 2017
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        Ahh yes, the ol' confirmation bias! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias …

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      1. Aniket Chowdhury‏ @simplyaniket 6 Sep 2017
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        Lies have to be invented. Hence, there is a incentive. Truth offers no incentive.

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      1. somak roy‏ @Somak_Roy 6 Sep 2017
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        the lie is adaptive, the truth immutable

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      2. Trey Kollmer‏ @treyko 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Also, lies are unconstrained so can optimize for virality. Viralness?

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      1. Asya‏ @asya999 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg @dittycheria

        Wait, is this a lie?

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      1. William Deng‏ @willddddd 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        ignorance is bliss, lies keep it that way.

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      1. Matt Goldenberg‏ @mattgoldenberg 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Not a stable state. If lies spread faster there will eventually be more of them, and then it will be harder to get confirmations of truth

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