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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 22 Sep 2016

    News = events (usually bad) not trends (sometimes good) so readers miss major positives eg decline in global povertyhttp://nyti.ms/2cTmXkZ 

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      2. Quentin Hardy‏Verified account @qhardy 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @pmarca

        News are breaks from the norm. For most of human history "guy doesn't die of big infection" would have been news.

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      3. Rayn‏ @rayndrahps 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @qhardy @pmarca @sapinker

        With the exception of cat pics. Apparently they've always been in the news, even before electricity was around.

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      4. Quentin Hardy‏Verified account @qhardy 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @rayndrahps

        . @rayndrahps @pmarca @sapinker It's not about the cat.pic.twitter.com/S7ugh43Uux

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      5. Rayn‏ @rayndrahps 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @qhardy @pmarca @sapinker

        "Cat's plague nearby leper colony" is what I assume that means.

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      1. Graham Caswell‏ @Graham_Caswell 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Readers miss big negatives too, like rising debt, income stress & Co2. Until there is an 'event' (like a $ crash, Brexit or flood)

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      1. Maritess David‏ @MaritMaritess 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @JasonSilva @NickKristof -Now this is news worthy. The best news with the best intentions for humanity always causes me great joy

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      1. ɱᵿš|kø̞̈ː※‏ @muskox 22 Sep 2016
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        "Thousands of generations" implies extreme poverty was common pre-Civilization. NOT TRUE. @sapinker @NickKristof https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/778931908482895872 …pic.twitter.com/Tsc2Fed2rO

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      1. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Yes, but when you identify this problem they just go out and produce fluff. Which does nobody any good.

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      1. wolfonthehill‏ @wolfonthehill 23 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Same challenge with Climate Change. Since, you know, we get winter once a year and it snows, people fail to see long-term trends.

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      1. News Post‏ @newsposts11 23 Sep 2016
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        .@sapinker What does Gulen think about the coup attempt?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGW6VulnHEo …

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      1. City Atlas‏ @cityatlas 22 Sep 2016
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        @PTetlock @NickKristof But readers, and voters, miss the most fundamental macro trends. Necessary reading: http://tyndall.ac.uk/sites/default/files/twp162_0.pdf …

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      2. Marty Gwynne‏ @Logic_Argue 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @FabiusMaximus01

        good news is no news to the "meedea"

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      3. Fabius Maximus (Ed.)‏ @FabiusMaximus01 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Logic_Argue

        What does that mean? The "illegals voting" story was a lie. The news media correctly reported it. Nothing more to this.

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      4. Marty Gwynne‏ @Logic_Argue 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @FabiusMaximus01

        I didn't read, it's NYT, extreme poverty is declining despite liberal depression

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      5. Fabius Maximus (Ed.)‏ @FabiusMaximus01 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Logic_Argue

        Whoops. I clicked on the wrong tweet to reply. Apologies!

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