One of the best buys in personal conduct these days is front-loading just a little bit of courage — to say what you mean, to withhold judgment, to be unfairly pegged an asshole or a bigot or whatever else if it protects you from social kidnap.
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Cowardice is like blackmail: whatever benefits you accrue crumble the moment you grow a spine; you don't have to be owned for long before you're owned forever.
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Mason 🏃♂️ ✂️ Retweeted Paul Graham
The minimum buy-in for being a decent person and anything better than a worse-than-useless friend is the capacity to say "I'm waiting to see if this can be substantiated."https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1121340611477557248?s=12 …
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One lesson I've learned from Twitter: I never believe anything bad about anyone famous until the evidence is overwhelming. The attention (= money for reporters) you can get by telling lies about someone famous is just too tempting.
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I'd also like to see more folks praise those close to the accused who refrain from either premature dismissal or reflexive condemnation. The space between the two is extremely rocky territory for public figures & we should be appreciative of anyone willing to stand there
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