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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 31 Jul 2017

    College Encourages Lively Exchange Of Idea http://www.theonion.com/r/38496  via @theonion

    5:45 PM - 31 Jul 2017
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    • David Davidson Nudibranch andrew Scott Reed মাঈনুল কবির চৌধূরী Anne Aflaxis Blake Anderson Thrown Red Omar L.A.
    26 replies 417 retweets 921 likes
      1. Some Dude Named Mike‏ @DiatonicSciNerd 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        I'm sadden by the fact that *this* headline came from @TheOnion

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      1. Rob Henderson‏ @robkhenderson 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        My take:If you want to exchange ideas, better to meet in person, groups of 2 or 3. No one to impress, no judges awarding social points.

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      1.  ♏ark Jedrick‏ @TheJedster66 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @jordanbpeterson @TheOnion

        Sadly this Onion piece is more fact than farce

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      1. Kingshuk‏ @thissideoffear 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        look at that stock photo. A bunch of specimens. Not one pink short haired butter golem in sight.

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      1. John Reynolds‏ @skycult 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BjornLomborg @TheOnion

        I thought #Onion stories were supposed to fake, satire, parody. This is just straight reporting except for the names.

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      2. B.J.Boogie‏ @bjboogie02 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        great stock photo ... a college for Caucasian models? ...

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      1. Cristian Joita‏ @cristianjoita12 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        Funny if it wasn't sad.

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      1. Lachie Philipson‏ @LachiePhilipson 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        @karlwkane thought you would enjoy this 😊

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      1. Chris Marrin‏ @chris_marrin 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        This should land like a baseball bat to the solar plexus for anyone who truly values higher education.

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      1. Anne Aflaxis‏ @RealMaatilda 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        No one in Oz unfamiliar with him should underestimate the power of this RTer recognising the irony expressed here

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      1. Vergobret‏ @YourDudeAedus 2 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @SpicyScrump @TheOnion

        Wow...

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      1. Rise0217‏ @Rise021799 2 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @DanielDuerst @TheOnion

        Someone should tell colleges that.

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      1. straight in a jacket‏ @chainmeuppls 2 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        meta.

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      1. Sir Pepe‏ @castleking009 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        Sad to see this was the onion. Wish things werent so bad

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      1. Hazeel‏ @KingHazeel 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        I was excited for a moment...then saw the website.

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      1. Joe Piervincenti‏ @pierresplace49 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @jordanbpeterson @TheOnion

        Albeit naive, idealistic, and uninformed ideas. 😯 Just like mine used to be. Ergo the necessity of life experience.

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      1. buddhabillybob‏ @buddhabillybob 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @TheOnion

        I have been submerged in the daily struggles of a public school teacher. What happened to college?!

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      1. LeastShared‏ @LeastShared 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        I say let college students have fun getting outraged & thinking up new rights movements & deplatforming a few academic edgelords.

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