#Debate

Livetweeting thoughts on the Graeber v. Thiel debate. G:“If you grew up in HG Wells’ time, there was a list of inventions you thought were coming. And you got all
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When I was young, 10-13, Dad wasn’t overtly religious. He was a ‘measured’ Anglican. But he always read his bible. When I declared myself an atheist at 13 and challenged
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My latest @nytimes column: Official economic statistics understate total output during a pandemic. Shifting from producing stuff to producing health is productive, but we don't charge for saving our neighbors
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THREAD [START]: Photojournalism is a serious form of storytelling that has an everlasting impact on the ground situation anywhere in the world. A frame can shake or break the chain
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1/ In my entire career I have always been disruptive. (Obvs) Always taking a line not well trodden, it’s just the way I’m made.But, I believe in balance, where every
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Idols are THEY, fans are WE.(a thread for all the fans out there) An attitude of a fan is an asset. No HE or SHE. I. SAID. WE. "W"WE are
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Just realized I forgot to reply to this by @derocrates https://humanevents.com/2020/09/21/wartime-conservatives-against-appeasement/ First of all, I think the "wartime conservatism" rhetoric is ludicrous and takes us further down
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I recently had a fascinating conversation with Slavoj ŽiŞek hosted by @bigthink. The famed cultural critic and philosopher talked about state of emergency, why he ran for the Slovenian presidency,
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People seem to think a character has to be top tier to carry players. This is very wrong, and here's a little thought experiment to illustrate why. Picture a character
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last night during the presidential debate, trump argued that his policies made insulin so cheap that it is “like water”, which is something that couldn’t be further from the truth.
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I had a whole thread planned out with links about #AO3's historical framing and how it's deeply dishonest to posit that it wasn't an always explicitly political project...But I'm too
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A Plea For Help - A Long But Important Thread - Navigating COVID-19 With A Vulnerable Child See that sweet boy in the photo - that’s Isaac. But he could
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Pete Buttigieg was for single-payer, Medicare for All before he was against it. Here we go:02/17/2018: Buttigieg is befuddled as to why anyone would ever question his support for Medicare
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the losers club as demigods — a thread for @solvaldangelo beverly marsh ♡- daughter of aphrodite- has ability to charmspeak- effortlessly beautiful- but doesn’t realise it- has a love for
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There's a software opinion I often see expressed that seems right or hard to argue with:"This code is over-architected""This code has too many layers"It's unfortunate that the discussion often ends
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One Piece Thread - Why Zoro will end up having Conquerors Haki! I have seen alot of debate over Zoro v Sanji, Zoro v Luffy but Zoro not having Conquerors
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