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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 16 Aug 2016

    You may think the world is falling apart. Steven Pinker is here to tell you it isn't. http://www.vox.com/2016/8/16/12486586/2016-worst-year-ever-violence-trump-terrorism?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=feature%3Atop&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … via @voxdotcom

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      1. Shrouded ☠Sciuridae‏ @ShroudSciuridae 16 Aug 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @elonmusk @voxdotcom People forget how horrific interstate wars are. WW2 killed 25k DAILY. Or nine 9/11s every day, for six years.

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      1. Megan Hollingsworth‏ @luvlikewildfire 23 Aug 2016
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        @elonmusk Thank you for this.

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      1. ROSITA P. ANTONIO‏ @ROSITAPANTONIO2 16 Aug 2016
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        @elonmusk @voxdotcom wish I could agree but I cannot. The trruth? YES it is going down hill and there's NOTHING any human can do!

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      1. Zak Pullen‏ @zak_pullen 16 Aug 2016
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        @elonmusk @voxdotcom Of course it looks the way if you start at 1940

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      1. James Hannam‏ @DrJamesHannam 16 Aug 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Good stuff. Small point: Mandela united the country around the mainly white rugby team, which was why it was so notable

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      2. Stuart Foyle‏ @philosofoyle 16 Aug 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @voxdotcom

        Part of me loves that graph. Part fears that taking it back another 200 yrs wld get us something more cyclical-looking.

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      3. Aaron Gretsinger‏ @aaronomus 16 Aug 2016
        Replying to @philosofoyle @sapinker @voxdotcom

        It wouldn't. Not even close. There are no cycles here.

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      4. Aaron Gretsinger‏ @aaronomus 16 Aug 2016
        Replying to @aaronomus @philosofoyle and

        You'd see a mostly steady downhill trend with sudden peaks for Napoleon and the World Wars.

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      5. Stuart Foyle‏ @philosofoyle 16 Aug 2016
        Replying to @aaronomus @sapinker @voxdotcom

        And US Civil. But yes I agree: spikes in early C19th, mid C19th, early C20th, mid C20th, do not a cycle make

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      1. Avionica‏ @avionicamusica 19 Aug 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @elonmusk great read @SebastianKrys

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      1. Tom Wright‏ @StateStPosts 16 Aug 2016
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        As a journo, I wholeheartedly agree that news alone is not the best way to view the world.

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      1. Taurus Londoño‏ @TaurusLondono 16 Aug 2016
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        The premise never ceases to amaze. How can it not be obvious that people had it worse in the past?

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      1. Alex Elsea‏ @AlexElsea 26 Aug 2016
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        @elonmusk @voxdotcom @GregSCorradino

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      1. John Kettling‏ @kettlingj 25 Aug 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @tedfujimoto @voxdotcom

        I still like the quote: "Whether or not it is apparent to us the world is unfolding as it should"

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      1. David Williams‏ @kalqlate1 21 Aug 2016
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        @elonmusk @voxdotcom Though it sounds morbid, I often argue that terrorism is a softer pressure release valve vs all out war.

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      1. Daniel Erasmus‏ @danielerasmus 20 Aug 2016
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        20thC still a fraction: 13thC 1 v killing/year/20 villagers in UK. 16thC 20/100K (10x of 19thC)https://www.historytoday.com/sean-mcglynn/violence-and-law-medieval-england …

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      1. Roy Snapir‏ @RoySnapir 17 Aug 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @elonmusk @voxdotcom

        I'm really glad musk is doing what he can to oppose trump

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