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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 21 Jan 2017

    Why 2017 May Be the Best Year Everhttps://nyti.ms/2kcOLCW 

    10:08 PM - 21 Jan 2017
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      2. PlaneOnSecurity‏ @SwiftOnSecurity 21 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        rethink this tweet

        1 reply 0 retweets 16 likes
      3. Michael in Wisconsin‏ @Michael_WI 21 Jan 2017
        Replying to @SwiftOnSecurity @sapinker

        Even the best thinkers in Nazi Germany joined the party, just to survive. (!) Maybe that's what Pinker is doing.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Naughtmai Rheelname‏ @naughtmai 1 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @nytimes

        @rlrq0415 @tericento by some important metrics, '16 was the best year in history, & '17 will probably be better still.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. (c) Crushed  🌻  ⚛️‏ @simply_crushed 1 Feb 2017
        Replying to @naughtmai @sapinker @nytimes

        Interesting. Thanks 2 China & India 4 picking up the slack. 2 bad the US is heading the other way. 😔

        4 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. RogueCitizen 🌻 🌹‏ @RobLXXIII 1 Feb 2017
        Replying to @simply_crushed @naughtmai

        THAT'S IT! I'm changing this guy's name from Poppins 2 Richard Simmons 4 being such a cheerleader! 🙏 Who's great🙏We R🙏

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Naughtmai Rheelname‏ @naughtmai 1 Feb 2017
        Replying to @RobLXXIII

        You have Pinker wrong if you think he sees everything with rose-colored glasses. Trump, warming, etc, could derail all.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. RogueCitizen 🌻 🌹‏ @RobLXXIII 1 Feb 2017
        Replying to @naughtmai

        that's why I've changed his name from Poppins 2 Simmons. Realized just now he's more of a cheerleader 4 globalism

        5 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Naughtmai Rheelname‏ @naughtmai 1 Feb 2017
        Replying to @RobLXXIII

        Closer, but no cigar ;) like any good scientist, he's not a cheerleader for anything, it just happened to be the case.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Swing State Show‏ @swingstate_show 21 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Steve, sometimes I think your so optimistic you must glow in the dark. Dumbo is still president. Let's not get crazy.

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      1. David Pinsen‏ @dpinsen 27 Jan 2017
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      1. הלל גרשוני‏Verified account @gershuni 21 Jan 2017
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        We can also learn from this great article that the human activity that allegedly causes Climate Change is actually good

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      1. Mark Scurry‏ @MarkScurry 22 Jan 2017
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        Can't thank you enough for these Steve. Provides excellent perspective.

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      1. Black Cat‏ @a_strong16 21 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @nytimes

        everything is getting better statistically but I feel bad cuz I didn't get my way politically! *sips $7 latte*

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      1. Dr Alan Firth  🇪🇺‏ @alan_firth_ 21 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @nytimes

        Tweeting this seems to betray a pretty poor judge of mood - unless you're a populist, racist, Brexiter or Trump supporter

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      1. (((LS Mitchell)))‏ @LSMitchell 21 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        I just can't bring myself to retweet this at this particular moment in history :-/ #Twump

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      2. Friendly Manatee‏ @ManateeCuddles 21 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Yes & off the backs of the West's working class - all orchestrated by liberals like you, who betrayed them & enriched yourselves.

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