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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Sep 2017

    The more conventional-minded you are, the more it must seem to you that it's always safe to express your opinions.

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      2. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        The less conventional-minded you are, the less it probably seems to you worth bothering even to try to express your opinions.

        1 reply 4 retweets 5 likes
      3. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @MathPrinceps @paulg

        Imagine trying to explain the word "Stalingrad" to a Kalahari bushman. Tremendously daunting: it's long, long story. Why would he listen?

        1 reply 2 retweets 7 likes
      4. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @MathPrinceps @paulg

        The less familiar the basis for your opinions, the more daunting it is to make them intelligible to others. So much context to explain.

        1 reply 3 retweets 11 likes
      5. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @MathPrinceps @paulg

        Gauss and Newton just gave up. Historically, it's a very common response. Creating is easier, and more gratifying, than explaining.

        2 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
      6. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @MathPrinceps

        I know about Newton, but what happened with Gauss? I.e. what search string should I use to find out more about it?

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      7. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Gauss worked for decades without mathematical peers. Jacobi, Abel, and Galois appeared too late: his solitary habits were deeply ingrained.

        2 replies 2 retweets 3 likes
      8. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @MathPrinceps

        Oh, you mean working alone? Newton did more than that. After getting trolled early on, he stopped even wanting to publish.

        2 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
      9. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Yes, that's true. And likewise with Gauss. He left vast amounts of work unpublished, mostly because he could imagine no one reading it.

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      2. Andrew‏ @corruptNovelist 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        it's a bit like the "if you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to worry about" privacy argument

        1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @corruptNovelist

        Yes, it struck me too how similar they are.

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      2. Roman ☩Ching 🎃olic☭ 履義 ن‏ @LueYee 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg @SouthernGemGal

        Sad when having pretty traditional views in #theology is unconventional.

        2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Άντζελα‏ @SouthernGemGal 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @LueYee @paulg

        Apples and oranges, but moving on.

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      4. Roman ☩Ching 🎃olic☭ 履義 ن‏ @LueYee 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @SouthernGemGal @paulg

        My point is that what he says is true even in such a naturally noninnovative field as #theology.

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      2. Turil Cronburg‏ @thewiseturtle 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg @naval

        In my experience those who are most conventional seem most terrified of being ostracized. Weirdos are proud to share their eccentricity.

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      2. AJ Slater‏ @ajslater 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Casting yourself as Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men while vague-tweeting is unbecoming. If you have something to say just say it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. AJ Slater‏ @ajslater 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ajslater @paulg

        You come across as meticulous and thoughtful in essays. Yet sometimes oblivious of privilege on twitter, one reason you may feel besieged.

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      1. John Marbach‏ @jmarbach 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        "A prince is also esteemed when he is a true friend and a true enemy." - Niccolò Machiavelli

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      1. Humboldt Fog‏ @bdlm_t 18 Sep 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        I'd correct this to: "the more conventional-minded you believe you are". A seemingly pedantic correction, but it takes into account scope.

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        poor brilliant misunderstood boy

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