It's 2017. People still can't tell the difference between a "wave" of events, and things plausibly can be done by one or very very few. https://twitter.com/jhweissmann/status/844890119383502849 …
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Things like phone calls or online hurls of abuse *can* originate from very very few people—or can be indicative of broader trend.
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In the digital age, don't assess things by outputs, rather focus on capacity they signal. BTW, that's a core thesis in my forthcoming book.
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Likely least surprised: people tracking the perverse incentives of the attention economy/lulz/hoaxes for few years. https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/844896209730981890 …
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So many examples by now: an issue—antisemitism, misogyny, anti-Muslim bigotry etc.—can be VERY real, yet co-exist with hoaxes, false claims.
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