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Bulverism: Instead of assessing what a debate opponent has said on its own merits, we assume they're wrong and then try to retroactively justify our assumption, usually by appealing to the person's character or motives. Explains 99% of Twitter debates.

Scout Mindset: We tend to approach discourse with a "soldier mindset"; an intention to defend our own beliefs and defeat opponents'. A more useful approach is to adopt a "scout mindset"; an intention to explore and gather information. h/t: @JuliaGalef

Operation Mindfuck: A conspiracy theory that can protect you from conspiracy theories. The Operation is being conducted by persons unknown, and is a plot to make you believe lies. Whenever you receive information, ask yourself, is this part of Operation Mindfuck?

Hitchens' Razor: What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. If you make a claim, it's up to you to prove it, not to me to disprove it.

Decision Fatigue: The more decisions you make in a day, the worse your decisions get, so rid your life of trivial choices. Steve Jobs, Barack Obama & Mark Zuckerberg have been known to wear only 1 or 2 outfits to work so they don't have to choose each day.

The Veil of Ignorance : Create a constitution for a country as though you could wake up tomorrow in the body of any citizen, of any race, religion, or gender, and be forced to live as them in the society you've created. A central idea behind liberalism.

Purposeful Stupidity: Common argument against regulation. In 1944, the OSS (now known as the CIA) published a field manual laying out strategies to subtly sabotage a society from within. The tactics described are eerily similar to what passes for normality today.

The Messiah Effect (my term): most people don't believe in ideals, but in people who believe in ideals. Hence why successful religions tend to have human prophets or messiahs, and why when a demagogue changes his beliefs, the beliefs of his followers often change accordingly.

A must, I mean must thought-provoking and joyous read. Very powerful to make your space in a world where spaces are “pre-determined to be the best”. And some other hidden gems that uproot what we think is “best”.

When Tony Seba talks about disruptions and technology transitions, you ought to pay attention⤵️ "The most effective way to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels is by creating open, transparent and competitive electric energy markets." #IEX

Happens too often!

Why does tradition have to be so hard to change especially with a reason like this one?

So true!

Simple as that.

To truthsgiving…

I’m in favor of this… for families under a certain income bracket that’s equitable.

If a deaf person ask you to write then the correct action for abled people is to write. Don't ask if we can lip read.

Time for America to join the rest of the world.

All is fair in love and lies. Milo Ventimiglia and Catherine Haena Kim star in #TheCompanyYouKeep, premiering February 19 on ABC. Stream on Hulu.

An uncle/niece duo we can't wait for you to meet. Get to know Ollie and Charlie February 19 on ABC. #TheCompanyYouKeep 📸: Shaylee Mansfield