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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Oct 15

    Heartbroken to learn that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen just died of cancer at age 65: An intensely curious intellect, a creative and community-minded philanthropist, an unconventional patron of the arts and sciences, and a friend.https://cnb.cx/2Epsb94 

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      1. Nicholas SCARE-itz  🍞 🌹 🌹‏ @stringquintet Oct 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Tax the rich, take their stuff, seize their estates.

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      2. Daniel Ulysses Bond‏ @andiblonde Oct 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        You being heartbroken breaks my heart.

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      3. Daniel Luke‏ @intranaut Oct 15
        Replying to @andiblonde @sapinker

        all the rich people are so heartbroken...what Allen could have actually done with his wealth instead of building an updated version of the Spruce Goose.

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      4. Daniel Ulysses Bond‏ @andiblonde Oct 15
        Replying to @intranaut @sapinker

        Ahahahahahaahaha (I agree, and am contrarian as am poor and a smoker and find microsoft-anything vile, & actually argumentative and feel fucked with in any interaction with it, but like the guy's mind, I'm ashamed)

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      5. Daniel Luke‏ @intranaut Oct 15
        Replying to @andiblonde @sapinker

        The only problem that any of them care to solve is "How the fuck do I get even richer???" To hell with everyone else.

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      2. Daniel Luke‏ @intranaut Oct 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        I read your book, Pinker. Question: Why is it that the "wealthier" we get, the more we have a problem with homelessness? Who is talking about this? WHy are you rich people so indifferent to a problem that would be trivially easy to solve?????

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      3. Mr. Crowne‏ @Mr_Crowne Oct 15
        Replying to @intranaut @sapinker

        richer, while the poor get poorer, because when you have less to screw up with, your mistakes are all that much larger by comparison. And no, giving people money doesn't solve it either. Look up the lottery paradox.

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      4. Daniel Luke‏ @intranaut Oct 15
        Replying to @Mr_Crowne @sapinker

        Poverty is not a character flaw. Mental illness is not a character flaw. Low IQ is not a character flaw. Addiction is not a character flaw. Homelessness and poverty are what's expensive. Fixing the problem would ADD to the economy, not detract.

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      5. Mr. Crowne‏ @Mr_Crowne Oct 15
        Replying to @intranaut @sapinker

        I did not say those were character flaws. I said they got there due to their own mistakes in many cases. If they truly are mentally ill or addicted, giving them more money won't solve the problem. At least, not until they are mentally fit and/or sober again.

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      6. Daniel Luke‏ @intranaut Oct 15
        Replying to @Mr_Crowne @sapinker

        They don't need money, per se. They need basic, safe shelter. It's an easy fix. I also challenge your assertion that people are homeless b/c of their own mistakes.

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      7. Mr. Crowne‏ @Mr_Crowne Oct 15
        Replying to @intranaut @sapinker

        Let me make this clear though. I am not referring to the homeless who have actually been affected by situations out of their control or agency. They do exist. I am sure of it. BUT They are much rarer than people seem to think.

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      8. Daniel Luke‏ @intranaut Oct 15
        Replying to @Mr_Crowne @sapinker

        You're an expert on homelessness? THey're everywhere, and their numbers will be increasing. During the Great Depression no one could say that people were at fault for being poor or homeless. They created a social safety net, and it saved a lot of people from dire poverty.

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      9. Mr. Crowne‏ @Mr_Crowne Oct 16
        Replying to @intranaut @sapinker

        Which is to say, I am doing much more than you, even if it is going to take me longer to do it. The great depression was a terrible thing, but you should start looking for solutions instead of looking for people to blame. Again. Shame.

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      1. steve welsh‏ @steve8282 Oct 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Ardent Republican.

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      1. Neil Peden‏ @RaifYtinav Oct 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Condolences on the loss of your friend. He will be missed by many.

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      1. Rob‏ @bobbyrlf Oct 15
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        May he rest with the angels.

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      1. Chuck Heffernan‏ @chuckheffernan Oct 15
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        A jerk to the Seattle area. Ruined environment of Lake Washington to park his yacht. Gave$250,000 to defeat Democrats in 2018. Had the taxpayers subsidize his Seahawks stadium, County could have spent for homeless and veterans. Build a museum which glorifies drug culture. etc,etc

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