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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 4 Sep 2018

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted Malcolm Gladwell

    Besides the factual inaccuracy, this is a *great* example of what works for good writing (post-hoc creation and exaggration of a faux "turning point" that fits well with three-act story-telling but isn't warranted by actual events) doesn't work that well for good analysis.https://twitter.com/Gladwell/status/1036951312204746752 …

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    Malcolm GladwellVerified account @Gladwell
    Joe McCarthy was done in when he was confronted by someone with intelligence and guts, before a live audience. Sometimes a platform is actually a gallows.
    9:30 AM - 4 Sep 2018
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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 4 Sep 2018

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted

        Here's the factual inaccuracy part: (Also, even if McCarthy had been done in by one grand TV moment, that would be largely irrelevant today since the public sphere gatekeeping mechanisms have long changed drastically...) https://twitter.com/KatzOnEarth/status/1036969987842494464 …

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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 4 Sep 2018

        In fairness, it's hard to write absorbing narrative without imposing some kind of structure on the messy, multi-causal reality of life. Best of times, unwarranted turning points are minimized, and they don't become later metaphors to be imposed here and there in lieu of analysis.

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      4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 4 Sep 2018

        Worst of times, major inflection points do us the favor of conveniently presenting themselves as catchy multiples of the total number of digits in upper extremities of homo sapiens. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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      5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2018

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted David 2022-RELATED PUN Walsh

        Another good thread on how neatly-packed, emminently readable accounts of history or social issues can be misleading. I believe in good writing and good story-telling—and some trade-offs are inevitable—but have to stay close to the complexity of reality.https://twitter.com/DavidAstinWalsh/status/1036995433619447813 …

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        David 2022-RELATED PUN Walsh @DavidAstinWalsh
        This was not how Joe McCarthy was “done in” and demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of McCarthy’s place in American political history. (THREAD) https://twitter.com/Gladwell/status/1036951312204746752 …
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      1. šunto zlatiborac‏ @suntozlatiborac 4 Sep 2018
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        blowhard for 1000

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      1. andreionut‏ @andreionut 4 Sep 2018
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        But that’s Malcolm’s schtick, fitting preconceived notions into the popular culture. He’s made a lucrative career out of it.

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      1. Richard Hornik‏ @RHornik 4 Sep 2018
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        great point except making it against malcolm gladwell is pretty much a waste of time because your critique is actually his franchise

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