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Evolutionary psych professor; wrote some books. Into the deep past & far future, esp. genes, minds, civilizations, sex, freedom, families, & Effective Altruism.

New Mexico
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    Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Oct 29

    So, @jack apparently wants to get rid of the 'like' button on @Twitter to 'improve the quality of discourse'. Should we keep the one thing on Twitter that shows pure positivity -- a heart-shaped icon that conveys warmth, respect, and approval?

    9:38 AM - 29 Oct 2018
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    184 replies 185 retweets 1,175 likes
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      2. Vitalik Non-giver of Ether‏Verified account @VitalikButerin Oct 29
        Replying to @primalpoly @jack @Twitter

        Likes and retweets both existing is interesting. One is more private endorsement, the other is more public. Having tools for expressing support without loudly signalling it seems valuable.

        30 replies 40 retweets 469 likes
      3. ElecProNeuTRON‏ @ElecProNeuTRON Oct 29
        Replying to @VitalikButerin @hilobrain and

        Quiet signals = weak support If you're showing support, it should be vocal, yes?

        5 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Hilo₿rain‏ @hilobrain Oct 29
        Replying to @ElecProNeuTRON @VitalikButerin and

        No. Why should you always express your support loudly?

        2 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
      5. ElecProNeuTRON‏ @ElecProNeuTRON Oct 29
        Replying to @hilobrain @VitalikButerin and

        If you can't say it loudly, it might not be worth saying.

        7 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Vitalik Non-giver of Ether‏Verified account @VitalikButerin Oct 29
        Replying to @ElecProNeuTRON @hilobrain and

        Keyword might. Sometimes the things that one dare not say loudly are precisely the things which we need tools to say quietly, so that we can have a hope of getting common knowledge and breaking out of the bad equilibrium.

        3 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
      7. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Oct 29
        Replying to @VitalikButerin @ElecProNeuTRON and

        Exactly. Twitter 'likes' create better common knowledge about viewpoints, and help overcome 'pluralistic ignorance'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance …

        2 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      8. Matthew Pirkowski‏ @MattPirkowski Oct 29
        Replying to @primalpoly @VitalikButerin and

        Another issue to consider might be the side effects of eradicating likes upon the network criticality of a given message. Relying only on re-broadcasting is likely to amplify some of the worst tendencies of users to speak hyperbolically in order to cross the retweet threshold.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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      2. Laura, BRD‏ @LiglyCnsrvatari Oct 29
        Replying to @primalpoly @jack @Twitter

        Love that question wording. Sounds like something out a sociologist's survey "study."

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Oct 29
        Replying to @LiglyCnsrvatari @jack @Twitter

        I am somewhat satirizing the wording bias built into most public opinion surveys...

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. Paul Hartyanszky‏ @PaulHartyanszky Oct 29
        Replying to @primalpoly @LiglyCnsrvatari and

        Pollster's 5-point Likert scale: "Geoffrey Miller's opinion survey satire is on point" Me: "Strongly agree"

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Laura, BRD‏ @LiglyCnsrvatari Oct 31
        Replying to @PaulHartyanszky @primalpoly and

        This is meta, meta.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. lil cropy  ⛵‏ @downthecrop Oct 30
        Replying to @primalpoly @jack @Twitter

        Something as simple as renaming "Favorite" to "like" massively impacted how users enjoyed the site. I'm sure they know what they're doing.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Oct 30
        Replying to @downthecrop @jack @Twitter

        That must explain how strongly their user base has been growing??

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. KillingMyCareer‏ @MelaynaLokosky Oct 29
        Replying to @primalpoly @grawoig and

        I'd *like* to get rid of Jack as $TWTR CEO. I often like an tweet linked to an article to read later but don't want to retweet until I've read it. And sometimes it's nice to just *like* a cute dog video.

        3 replies 3 retweets 28 likes
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      2. Alex Tabarrok‏ @ATabarrok Oct 29
        Replying to @primalpoly @jack @Twitter

        But likes should not be broadcast on other people's timeline that is what RTs are for. Likes are more personal communication, tip of the hat, not something I especially want others to see.

        5 replies 0 retweets 49 likes
      3. James R Williamson‏ @jrwill9 Oct 29
        Replying to @ATabarrok @primalpoly and

        The current method is okay. They are broadcast, but with a much lower probability than retweets I think.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. Ruminative Orangutan‏ @Ruminorang Oct 29
        Replying to @primalpoly @jack @Twitter

        I want to change it from a heart to the kissy face thing 😘

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Earl Kralik‏ @earlkralik Oct 30
        Replying to @Ruminorang @primalpoly and

        And it should get progressively more daring with time.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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