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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Aug 9

    Are We All ‘Harmless Torturers’ Now? Paul Bloom and Matthew Jordan on the collective damage from small acts of social media shaming.https://nyti.ms/2OWjt39 

    6:42 AM - 9 Aug 2018
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      1. Dr. Niamh‏ @Briemma Aug 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        The mob is the most dangerous animal on the planet. And the addition of virtue signaling in social media makes it worse. The mob has no moral discernment

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      2. George‏ @gfeneberg Aug 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        Is physical pain the same as mental pain? Seems like thresholds are different since people can develop high tolerances if not complete tolerance from social media ridicule. If people want to post, they should expect the worst no? Any idea should be open to critical thought.

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      3. Charles Belling‏ @DrCLBelling Aug 9
        Replying to @gfeneberg @sapinker

        A condition of Twitter should be to go forth assuming everything you know is wrong, half-remembered correct, 10 years out of date or unevidenced anecdotal drivel from your Cat

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      4. George‏ @gfeneberg Aug 9
        Replying to @DrCLBelling @sapinker

        I do assume I know nothing, that's why I asked. Don't mean to be rude at all, please inform me I would like to know more. I am loyal to logic and malleable to reason.

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      5. Charles Belling‏ @DrCLBelling Aug 9
        Replying to @gfeneberg @sapinker

        Lol man I was saying "you" in a general sense and agreeing with your attitude toward listening to opposing views

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      6. George‏ @gfeneberg Aug 9
        Replying to @DrCLBelling @sapinker

        lol my bad

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      1. Charles Trzcinka‏ @ctrzcinka Aug 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        Sticks and stones are relevant, idiots with words on social media are noise.

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      1. أحبك لموسيقى جون دنفر‏ @NOTTAC0BELL Aug 9
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        pic.twitter.com/Bs3NIFqrIv

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      1. Luigi Rinaldi‏ @Luigi90Rinaldi Aug 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        Yeah, an entire mob against you is bad. You can talk to an individual, but with a crowd (even if virtual) it's hard...

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      1. Calle Sundbom‏ @calleSundbom Aug 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        Better than having real torturers i guess...

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      1. Culpability Jones‏ @ShineboxHukster Aug 9
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        According to Bret Stephens the opposite is true. Years of consistent vituperative online remarks apparently says nothing about our professional character or worldview/ethos.

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      1. Normal Human‏ @Normal_Human333 Aug 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        This is such a hilarious article -- "the real problem with the Internet is that everyone makes fun of me because they want to look cool, not because my opinions actually suck"

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      1. Normal Human‏ @Normal_Human333 Aug 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        sounds like y'all need safe spaces

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      1. Kakistocrat‏ @Kakistocrat Aug 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        Hey Dr. Pangloss, time to call out transgressors. Let’s start with Montreal Bagels (ptewgh!)

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