"Most people, if they have really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite keep their promise."
Social media is a study in adverse selection and moral hazard.
The more someone wants your attention, the more likely they are to say/do what it takes to make you listen to what they’re saying whether it’s worth listening to or not.
Don’t pretend to know what you don’t know.
Biggest lesson of Catholic Boys/Native American kerfuffle? We overgeneralize from specific events to form a pattern, not to search for truth, but to stain our political opponents. We desperately need perspective as we view events. Not everything indicates something larger.
Will a news organization impose a ban on its own social media posts unless it has done its own reporting or corroboration? News outlets need to unplug partially from the hyper speed cycle. Isn’t accuracy worth a delay? Is there a market for this? If not—no saving the business.
my gf is a liberal and I am an independent and we just did this crazy thing where we disagreed on something and talked about it and respected one another’s view and carried on living life happily in love. wild. I feel like we deserve the nobel peace prize for this.