@CupittMatthew@BriannaWu What percentage of Palestinians believe killing a Jew gets them to heaven and those virgins?? As long as Palestinians and other Muslims believe it and act on it how can there be peace??
Here is a AI summary of why Sam Harris (also jew) left Twitter. I would hate to see you go, but for your own sanity you probably should. I probably will too.
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Sam Harris deactivated his Twitter account in November 2022, shortly after Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account. While that event was a catalyst, Harris later explained in his podcast (Episode #304, "Why I Left Twitter") and on the Huberman Lab podcast that his decision was driven by long-standing concerns about the platform's effect on his mental health and the quality of public discourse.
His primary reasons included:
1. The "Toxicity" and Mental Cost
Harris described Twitter as a "toxicity" that leached into his personal life. He noted that controversies on the platform would follow him home, affecting his mood during family dinners and even "ruining" vacations because he felt a compulsive need to respond to criticisms or "fake controversies" in real-time.
2. The "Hallucination" of Importance
He realized that much of the conflict he engaged in was a "pure hallucination." He felt trapped in a cycle where he believed he had to respond to every misrepresentation of his views (such as the fallout from his debate with Ezra Klein), only to realize later that none of it actually mattered or reached a productive conclusion.
3. Fragmentation of Attention
Influenced by the work of Cal Newport (author of Deep Work), Harris argued that Twitter’s nature is to fragment human attention. He felt the platform was making him a more "superficial person" and taking away from his ability to engage in the things he truly valued: reading books, writing, meditating, and recording his podcast.
4. Algorithmic Outrage
He criticized the platform's business model, which he believeed profits off of outrage and polarization. He felt that the lack of social cues (like tone and body language) and the anonymity of users made it a "terrible platform for any kind of argument," leading him to start "despising humanity" based on his digital interactions.
Harris ultimately compared deleting his account of 1.5 million followers to a "suicide of that self," noting that life has been significantly "less noisy" and more deliberative since he stepped away.
Would you like me to find a link to the specific podcast episode where he breaks this down in detail?
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