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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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    Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 8 Jan 2018
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    1. Walk around SF until you find something weird. This will take 20 steps, tops. Sometimes you can just stay in one place, and the weird stuff will come to you. 2. Write article calling it "the latest fad for Silicon Valley elites" 3. Declare this to symbolize all of capitalism

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    • e Chris Harkey @ Home William Anonimo Nonlodico Matthew Norman Gaspard-Félix - End W.H.O Lysenkoism! Charles Tumiotto Jackson Archit Sharma Stu Hashimoto
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      2. toddenfreude®‏ @toddx 8 Jan 2018
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        Replying to @_sharpobject @slatestarcodex

        Isn't a chop shop really just a bike share program that pivoted? #sharingeconomy

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      1. Megh‏ @skyspeak 8 Jan 2018
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        4. Equate the fad as a symptom of decay perpetuated by out of touch tech Illuminati

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      1. Michael Handy‏ @Michaeljhandy 8 Jan 2018
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        Normal everyday SF is literally wierder than most goth/gay clubs I've been to in Sydney, which is not a bastion of conservatism.

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      2. Kiteman‏ @KitemanX 9 Jan 2018
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        The weird definitely comes to you. (In the city literally 5 min, old guy, 70s, + waist-length methusela beard & tie-dye shirt rolls up on skateboard & asks if I need weed.)

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      3. Zebulon Virginia‏ @ZebulonVirginia 9 Jan 2018
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        Maybe I should visit San Fran, even tho it smells like a sewer. Colorful characters offering weed sounds a bit heavenly.

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        Replying to @benjamin_neely @slatestarcodex

        What is raw water?

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      1. Francis Jervis‏ @f_j_j_ 9 Jan 2018
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        The humanities version of 2: write a paper deploying it as the pivotal metaphor for your field site.pic.twitter.com/3sZvvQEgiO

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      1. Roland Daher‏ @rolanddaher 19 Jan 2018
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        1. Leave SF for China for the first time in your life. 2. Write article calling it "We better catch-up" 3. Declare this to symbolize the end of your capitalism and values system

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