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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 19 Jul 2014

    Income Inequality Is Not Rising Globally. It's Falling (as w/ violence, dataphobic journalism has misled people)http://nyti.ms/1nmZNVB 

    7:09 AM - 19 Jul 2014
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      2. Patrick H. O'Neil‏ @upspatrick 19 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker I think @tylercowen conclusions here do not jibe with @BrankoMilan own views--read the source cited.

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      3. John Coates‏ @jciv 21 Jul 2014
        Replying to @upspatrick

        @upspatrick @sapinker @tylercowen @brankomilan "the change in the global Gini index [is] probably not robust to plausible standard errors."

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      4. Branko Milanovic‏ @BrankoMilan 21 Jul 2014
        Replying to @jciv

        @jciv @upspatrick @sapinker @tylercowen Plus lack of full coverage of top 1%.

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      1. Christopher Witt‏ @MSBbirds 19 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        Sobering to see revered scientist @sapinker so easily confused by domestic vs global income inequality

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      1. david ropeik‏ @dropeik 19 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker psychologically this is silly! NO one lives globally. We live in our own lives, with our own budgets and need for sense of control

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      1. Hank Chinaski‏ @EJRaoulduke1976 19 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @JasonSilva I got to "a consultant with the world bank" and I threw up in my mouth a bit. Couldn't finish, sorry

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      2. Thom Scott-Phillips‏ @tscottphillips 19 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Most discussion on inequality focuses on US, and dataphiles (e.g. Pikkety) have shown it is undeniably rising there.

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      1. ΧΡΙΣΤΌΦΟΡΟΣ bɝːd‏ @christopherburd 20 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @NeilJEdmondson The "dataphobic" swipe isn't merited (in this case!). The inequality debate is explicitly abt ineq. w/in countries

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      1. Just Rents  🔰 🌄‏‏ @geoliberal 19 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker I think everyone already knew this. It's also not about "less fortunate"; it's about economic injustice in land as commons rights.

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      1. Julia Ruane‏ @JuliaRuane 19 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @JamesCounsell lovely. Makes no difference to the UK tho except give people an 'out' on reasons to tackle inequality

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      1. Vortex [Still Not Giving Away ETH]‏ @theonevortex 19 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @JasonSilva Also #bitcoin will help redistribute wealth which will greatly reduce income inequality throughout the planet.

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      1. Matías Cociña‏ @mcocina 19 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker Growing within (most) countries, decreasing between. Mostly due to China/India effect. Problem is still real in U.S.

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      1. Diana Flynn‏ @joninetyone 19 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker Good excuse to do nothing: let's not think of the 1% with obscene amounts of money v the poorest relying on foodbanks.

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      2. Blair Kelly‏ @blairdavidkelly 19 Jul 2014
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        Blair Kelly Retweeted Steven Pinker

        @ji_amin Thought you might appreciate the term "dataphobic" https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/490498693129203712 … via @sapinker

        Blair Kelly added,

        Steven PinkerVerified account @sapinker
        Income Inequality Is Not Rising Globally. It's Falling (as w/ violence, dataphobic journalism has misled people) http://nyti.ms/1nmZNVB 
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      1. vincent tuminello‏ @VulcanTuminello Apr 7
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        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqy50Dl9smA&t … "Steven Pinker doesn't talk about Economic Inequality, which is actually WORSE now than in any time in human history. Is he a gatekeeper for the .1%? Seems like it to me: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/18/letters-inequality-poverty-steven-pinker …http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/21/news/economy/davos-oxfam-inequality-wealth/index.html …

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      1. CorporateHeroUS‏ @CorporateHeroUS 5 May 2015
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        @sapinker I have to disagree. Violence against the environment and our future generations has escalated.

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      1. Hachig Rudolph  🍅. 🌐‏ @alyanakian 26 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker https://umano.me/c/lYyx4/income-inequality-is-not-rising-globally-its-falling?play=1&no_popup=1 … ...for lazy readers.

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