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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jul 5
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    A simple way to 3x the clarity of your thinking is to stop using people’s names to point to ideas. Keynesian Straussian Trumpist Girardian Zizekian Deleuzean Marxist People-names keep you on maps. Dangerous when territories are shifting. Exception: okay to use for mockery.

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    • Vasudha Pande Rohan Suresh 🌎 moritz is writing the book James Wade Alec Resnick Patrick Atwater Herr Dr Mr Modern Major General brrr Seitz jimmy hsu 🚀 Cheese Danish Hunter
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      1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jul 5
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        This is basic Raoism

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      2. Jim OShaughnessy‏Verified account @jposhaughnessy Jul 5
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        People who have weak arguments label things and then attack the label.

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      3. Nat Sharpe‏ @nat_sharpe_ Jul 5
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        pic.twitter.com/KcQSjtOXgT

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        I think you can extend this to most labels Being a ‘Democrat’ vs ‘Voting for x Democratic candidate’ (or better a candidate who believes xyz)

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        What if you think the map is still right? Are you saying the chance the map is right goes to zero the more territories shift?

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        It's probably not a free gain, nothing ever is. Clarity is computationally heavy. (The tradeoff is probably still worth it, but it may be a little less obvious than this tweet makes it seem.)

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      1. Richard G.‏ @RichardGmoney Jul 5
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        I was called a trumpeter today.

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      1. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n Jul 5
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        reminded me of this for some reasonpic.twitter.com/xDUmbnjKYI

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      1. SPENCER‏ @SP1NS1R Jul 5
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        Labels are a necessary but flawed attempt at describing reality. Reality is unique and non-static & therefore requires specificity, but language is full of generalizations (which also carry connotations). True experience & understanding demands no lenses or labels.
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        I have used: - Machiavellian (trite) - Talebian (did not truly know what that meant.) - Eggnikian (to signify the opposite of validated and tested I think) All mistakes to use as used. I like your observation.

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