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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker May 10

    Another decline of violence: The number of countries that have outlawed corporal punishment of children has increased from 1 to 50 over the last four decades. via @apoliticalcohttps://apolitical.co/solution_article/mapped-where-is-hitting-children-legal/ …

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      2. Chiimixurrih‏ @Chofy_Ok May 17
        Replying to @sapinker @fum0bajoelagua @apoliticalco

        Aaaay Piiinker. Me rompieron el orto en el parcial de Pinker 😂😂😂

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      3. Frasco‏ @fum0bajoelagua May 18
        Replying to @Chofy_Ok @sapinker @apoliticalco

        No entiendo de que hablas xD

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      4. Frasco‏ @fum0bajoelagua May 18
        Replying to @fum0bajoelagua @Chofy_Ok and

        Explicáaaa no me pongas corazonciiito

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      5. Chiimixurrih‏ @Chofy_Ok May 18
        Replying to @fum0bajoelagua @sapinker @apoliticalco

        Ahre. Me tomaron Pinker en el parcial y me rompieron el orto (en el parcial)

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      6. Frasco‏ @fum0bajoelagua May 18
        Replying to @Chofy_Ok @sapinker @apoliticalco

        Sigo sin entender, viste Steven Pinker? o.o no lo puedo creer. ¿Que te tomaron? CONTAME YA

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      7. Chiimixurrih‏ @Chofy_Ok May 18
        Replying to @fum0bajoelagua @sapinker @apoliticalco

        See "el instinto del lenguaje"

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      2.  ❌ 🇨🇦my2centsworth 🇨🇦 ❌‏ @breezing_in May 11
        Replying to @sapinker @TheConduit76 @apoliticalco

        Weird! Can’t smack a naughty child, but these same gov’ts accommodate & condone pedophilia! Child sex slavery, torture, satanic murders! Very, very, weird! Disgusting actually! Talk about phoney virtue signaling!

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      3. The Conduit (please standby)‏ @TheConduit76 May 11
        Replying to @breezing_in @sapinker @apoliticalco

        It’s the phony signaling that keeps the airwaves & papers & watercooler chatter to a minimum if at all. When there is fire over here.. they bomb somewhere else to distract from the truly deep deep issue of evil and sinister abstracts of human nature.The dark dark om nom nom types

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      1. BehavioralTerrain‏ @JohnKirbow May 10
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        Been quite interesting (& not in the best of ways) to watch people continue to full on debate you on aggregate progress, & ignore these datasets

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      2. Richard McEvoy‏ @GodsBeagle May 11
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        Yes, but parents can't just be left in the dark about using positive and negative reinforcers to help discipline their children i.e. they need to know how to apply the alternatives to smacking.

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      1. Avinash Shankar‏ @avinashshankar0 May 11
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        This reminded me of something I read a while ago:pic.twitter.com/N7Nml281Dt

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      1. Todd M.‏ @Todd_MMiller May 10
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        This is not the violence most people are concerned about.

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      2. Ernesto‏ @Ce_GalvanC May 10
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        Review the Mexico murders data, please. It’s insulting and unnaceptable

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      2. Lymetime‏ @TimeofyourLyme May 10
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        I think I understand more where I have some disagreement with you on this subject. Statistically you are absolutely sound, however, I feel as though relativity is a missed concept. I believe the current generation is so appalled with bad behaviour that things like this, while 1/2

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      3. Lymetime‏ @TimeofyourLyme May 10
        Replying to @TimeofyourLyme @sapinker @apoliticalco

        Good in the general sense, are indicative of a very low initial bar. So violence can be in decline, but that's simply not good enough for just world. Ken Dryden made the point on @cbcideas w/you about shifting norms ala the drunken character in movies. 2/2

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      2. Joe Seither‏ @joeseither May 10
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        The first paragraph is so powerful. “Well, it never did me any harm” means you don't see hitting kids as something bad to be avoided. Normalization of interpersonal violence is harmful. So yes, you were indeed harmed if receiving such punishment means you don't object to it now.

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      3. Emil Post‏ @Pontology_ May 10
        Replying to @joeseither @sapinker @apoliticalco

        It is sometimes necessary. E.g. my brother hammered nails into my parents' car tires as "revenge" for time-out and the tires burst. Would have killed my parents if they had burst on the freeway instead of a city street. Spanking can save lives.

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      4. Joe Seither‏ @joeseither May 10
        Replying to @Pontology_ @sapinker @apoliticalco

        One anecdote isn't a very strong argument for making something 'necessary' or even recommended, and a more complete parenting toolbox would be a good idea.

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      5. Emil Post‏ @Pontology_ May 10
        Replying to @joeseither @sapinker @apoliticalco

        The data on how spanking is generally harmful is good, but the anecdote is enough to say why it shouldn't be illegal to spank your child.

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      6. Joe Seither‏ @joeseither May 10
        Replying to @Pontology_ @sapinker @apoliticalco

        you nailed it - it's very often difficult to accept (and act on) data over anecdotal felt experience - it's pretty much a software bug - but just recognizing this challenge is itself a great step

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