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Scott Alexander

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I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

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    1. The Void‏ @GazeWithin May 20
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      Holy shit, this is every fucking lefty Tweet I've ever read in my entire fucking life. Source - https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/04/07/yes-we-have-noticed-the-skulls/ …pic.twitter.com/UVhg5n3kkI

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    2. Pascal Leroux‏ @PascalLeroux May 20
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      I'd like to see @slatestarcodex come up with these economists that he speaks of in this piece. Looking at who he's following, that number is currently 0. Need suggestions? Try @AdamPosen, @JustinWolfers or others from @PIIE before you tell people what their opinions are...

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    3. Pascal Leroux‏ @PascalLeroux May 20
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      Replying to @PascalLeroux @GazeWithin and

      Hell, you don't even have one person who's advocating for modern monetary policy Scott. I'm so sick and tired of these McExperts.

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    4. Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex May 20
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      Replying to @PascalLeroux @GazeWithin and

      Not sure how to interpret this criticism - did you see that the context of this quote was me making fun of it as an incorrect thing to say?

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    5. Pascal Leroux‏ @PascalLeroux May 20
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      Replying to @slatestarcodex @GazeWithin and

      You ever play a game of telephone when you were a kid and eventually what you said gets back to you? That's how I feel when I read this philosophized version of reality laced with verbal diarrhea in order to make one's self feel smart. And then, I find you're not even practicing

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    6. Pascal Leroux‏ @PascalLeroux May 20
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      Replying to @PascalLeroux @slatestarcodex and

      That's what I mean by McExperts. If I wanted to advocate for economists, I cite them. I provide examples that exist within our realm of reality. Like recent presentations where economists did a macroeconomic model of carbon pricing for example, showing no negative impact.

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      Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex May 20
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      Replying to @PascalLeroux @GazeWithin and

      I'm still confused. Since I was saying that economists generally don't fit this description, how am I supposed to cite an economist who does fit the description? Or are you saying I should've cited the people claiming that economists fit it? Or cited examples of those who don't?

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