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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
@andersem Good catch. Fixed. — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
My fuller set of thoughts along with two other fascinating Edison videos: https://t.co/6GcOkqYbAA — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
Edison, Ford, & Firestone in 1929. Thoughts: - Not only does no one talk like this today, I feel like no one even COULD if they tried - Edison can't hear shit - Women weren't people in 1929 - When Ford refers to "young men" he's talking about Millennials' great-grandparents https://t.co/mioYcX9R1u — PolitiTweet.org
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In other words, while it’s a worthy goal to help make the world a better place, the ego’s particular concern about legacy makes no rational sense. The window of time when there’s anyone to remember you or your legacy passes in a split second for you. — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
Once you die you no longer experience the passage of time, so it’s as if eternity passes in an instant. As far as you’re concerned, the moment you die the universe reaches its final heat death state. So make the very most of this little window of consciousness—it’s all there is! — PolitiTweet.org
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@BillyM2k Second only to this — PolitiTweet.org
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Fight of the century [credit: Jamie Pappas] https://t.co/894Q9KOwVB
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
@wesyang Pretty into the term institutionalized midwit consensus — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
Sorry 18 out of 19. @ValaAfshar managed to sneak one in there. — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
The Twitter algorithm is currently having a little meltdown and showing me 18 NYTimes tweets in a row. https://t.co/mXJ9qZ8b06 — PolitiTweet.org
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@ianbremmer Imagine wanting harris-pence — PolitiTweet.org
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In a heated argument. Which is the correct one? Keep your cards close to the ____ — PolitiTweet.org
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@dwallacewells Wanna go with me? — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
@dwallacewells Wanna go to with me? — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
RT @amazingmap: Sunshine duration in hours per year. USA and Europe https://t.co/ayOD70gCj5 — PolitiTweet.org
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RT @mtracey: How exactly is Twitter being destroyed? People are just asserting this, without providing evidence that Twitter is being destr… — PolitiTweet.org
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@humansofny Thanks - means a lot coming from you — PolitiTweet.org
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@NicoleBehnam What an awesome 8-year-old — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
@BillyM2k I think the issue is with the wording. The $8 thing shouldn't be called "verification." It's 2 different things: Build such a great feature/benefit set that lots of people want to pay $8 for it (and it won't feel like paying for status). And verify large accounts for free. — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
You certainly don't have to like everybody. But when you HATE a person or a group of people, you've gotten swallowed up by human craziness. These can help snap you back into reality. — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
... We all look back on our previous selves and cringe about the way we used to be in one area or another. Others may be flawed in ways you’re not, but you’re probably flawed in some ways they’re not. — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
4) LOOK IN THE MIRROR. What are you like on a really bad day? What are you like when you’re in an awful mood? We all have our bad sides. We all have topics that bring out our most biased, irrational selves. We all have areas of embarrassing ignorance. ... — PolitiTweet.org
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... You have no idea what kind of grief, heartbreak, or other misfortune another person may be suffering through. However awful someone is acting, it would probably make a lot more sense if you could spend a few minutes inside their brain. — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
3) THINK OUTSIDE YOURSELF. Every person has a unique childhood, a unique set of traumas, unique mental health issues. There are many people not lucky enough to be born as intellectually or emotionally intelligent as you were, not lucky enough to have an upbringing like yours. ... — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
2) THINK BIG. Read about the universe. Nothing makes hatred seem more ridiculous than internalizing how vast time and space are. Doing so makes me want to turn to anyone who will listen and hug them and say, “We both exist! On the same tiny planet at the same exact time! Hi!” — PolitiTweet.org
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1) THINK SMALL. Imagine the little details of a person’s life you’re hating: the calls they get from their mother, the presents they buy for their son, the list they have on their desk with plans for the future. Like you, everyone else is ultimately just trying to be happy. — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
Twitter is an anti-compassion machine that stokes our tendency to dehumanize and even hate people we don't know personally. Four little exercises I use to combat that and crank up the compassion in my mind: — PolitiTweet.org
Tim Urban @waitbutwhy
@udimsumulosesum I played it on the piano as my aunt walked down the aisle in 1995 — PolitiTweet.org
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RT @elonmusk: @waitbutwhy Unsure if confirming or denying that I’m an alien is more convincing that I’m an alien — PolitiTweet.org
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@elonmusk I thought we agreed you were not going to talk about this publicly — PolitiTweet.org
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@0x_flea @HardcoreHistory Love them all but the ancient ones are my favorite. Judgment at nineveh, king of kings, death throes of the republic — PolitiTweet.org
