A thought experiment I've heard a few times: if each person could press a button to destroy the world, how many people would have their go before the world ended? Arguably, mass communication is allowing the creation of fractional buttons, along with little networked death cultshttps://twitter.com/micsolana/status/1270383382111780864 …
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All kinds of things can emerge from intermingling ideas: good & bad. This framing feels kinda bad

https://twitter.com/QiaochuYuan/status/1270141754331676672?s=20 … (yet accurate)
but I feel that it's our duty to make positive outcomes more likely, hopefully, by crowding out the pessimism, one tweet at a time. - Show replies
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I have studied human nature for a while. One entrenched problem is this: destructive people thrive on pulling in strangers, but creative people definitely prefer to create with friends. So ... how can we all get to know each other better so we are more likely to
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Btw: These ‘destructive’ and ‘creative’ people are the same people. They are us, just behaving differently. In ‘D’ mode - act brave, hide our fears. In ‘C’ mode - vulnerable, face our fears, as
@BreneBrown has said. As trust erodes, we see what the news looks like today.
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It's always been easier to tear down than build. This has been further facilitated by available technologies, cultural siloing, and the embrace of "engage by like".
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I went to a rally at the
#Austin capitol a few days ago. I saw a sign that simply said, “Please stop killing people.” That one stuck with me the most. I’m not sure that the protesters “feel more participatory” being destructive, but nothing else has worked. It’s been 200 years!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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