I personally like the fact that there are many Twitters; I think it's a strength of the platform.
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Replying to @FreequentFlyr
Critiquing people's intuition and judgment is a peculiarly lame way of not making an argument for your actual beliefs.
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Replying to @FreequentFlyr
I have about eight hundred blog posts, with an average length of 3000 words each, arguing for my actual beliefs.
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Replying to @slatestarcodex @FreequentFlyr
But shouldn't you just reduce your nuanced beliefs about complex topics down to pithy 140-character sayings?
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What if your intuitions about the validity and effectiveness of lengthy arguments are wrong.
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Replying to @emusdrinking @FreequentFlyr
Effectiveness? I think
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"All language is sermonic." - Weaver in 140 or fewer characters
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Absolutely. If the strongest form of your argument can't be made on Twitter it's probably not worth making.
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Replying to @FreequentFlyr
But I guess it would be hypocritical for me to continue here...
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But see https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/03/24/guided-by-the-beauty-of-our-weapons/ … for related argument.
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