Tim Urban

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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Reading about history is weird. On one hand it’s like “holy fuck everything was so terrible and scary and unfair.” But also—if any of it had gone any differently I wouldn’t exist. The only world I could have lived in is one where those exact terrible things all happened. Ya know? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 30, 2023

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It’s like a restaurant chain announcing they’re taking the bold step of creating a subset of their franchises where the chefs wouldn’t put any poison in the food at all. Again, I’m happy UNC is doing it—it’s just so insane that things have gotten to this point In the first place. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 28, 2023

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@BillyM2k You can also apply it forward to make yourself feel better when you make some epic mistake. I like to recall that Zen master “we’ll see” story in those moments (but not in the good moments). — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 30, 2023