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    Tim Urban‏Verified account @waitbutwhy 29 Mar 2021

    So hard to stay on the tightrope.pic.twitter.com/AiUN37c0Ug

    8:16 AM - 29 Mar 2021
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      2. Ian Golsby‏ @IanGolsby 29 Mar 2021
        Replying to @waitbutwhy

        Seems like arrogance often stems from an overcompensation against insecurity

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      3. Tim Urban‏Verified account @waitbutwhy 29 Mar 2021
        Replying to @IanGolsby

        Inner insecurity definitely often yields outward arrogance. This graph is meant to refer entirely to internal state. Wherever you are on this FEELS like being on the humility tightrope, making both the Arrogance and Insecurity Zones states of delusion.

        1 reply 0 retweets 54 likes
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      1. Hanjo Girke‏ @GirkeHanjo 29 Mar 2021
        Replying to @waitbutwhy

        Love your work Tim. You have a very special gift to reach people with inspiring thoughts.

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      1. DefinitionMining‏ @DefinitionMine 29 Mar 2021
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        It's pretty much impossible to ever be 100% right about anything, also be 100% certain I'm right. We need to think about the process and not necessarily the result. A good definition of being rational is "trying to prove yourself wrong first" https://definitionmining.com/rational 

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      1. León MW‏ @ideasfisherman 29 Mar 2021
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        walk the wire

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      1. Burt‏ @TheBurtDad 29 Mar 2021
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        Not if your wearing a thong.https://twitter.com/TheBurtDad/status/1376194221909159937?s=19 …

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        Burt @TheBurtDad
        I have a large @drpepper can on my left buttock...I did that for youtube and damnit...I'll go under for a #DOGE Tattoo that the community chooses! HIT THIS TWEET WITH 42,069 RETWEETS AND 69,666 Likes. THEN VOTE & SUBMIT WHAT DOGE ART YOU WANT FOR A #DOGEDAD AND HIS RIGHT CHEEK! pic.twitter.com/yAEEPWV6a8
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      1. Dave Mac‏ @CGDaveMac 29 Mar 2021
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        Very true.

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      2. Chris Porter‏ @madebyporter 29 Mar 2021
        Replying to @waitbutwhy

        Ive been working on something similarpic.twitter.com/81AD2lmnDM

        7 replies 4 retweets 24 likes
      3. Mehdi Merbah‏ @mehdimerbah 29 Mar 2021
        Replying to @madebyporter @waitbutwhy

        Does every personality types have a distinctive description for these ? And to what extent does age play a role?

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