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tweets on the idiosyncrasies of life & politics

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It's a sorry state of affairs for the middle class in india. It's a difficult state of juggling for survival

[Manoj Arora @manoj_216]

In the last 4 years, the no. of Indians illegally entering the US has surged from 8,000 to 1,00,000 per year, risking their lives and entire family savings.
It's a failure of the Indian govt to provide jobs & the US govt to tame illegal migration.
https://t.co/FmftKoGHKM

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@kafkaaz nishane pe kaun hai ???

[Abhijit Chokshi | Investors का दोस्त @stockifiabhijit]

"Companies that are likely to keep dominating the markets for next decade:

1) Pidilite in Adhesives
2) Asian in Paints
3) HDFC in Banks
4) BajajFin in NBFC
5) Titan in Jewellery
6) ITC in Cigarettes
7) Dabur in Juices
8) Divis in API
9) Indigo in Airlines
10) Zydus in sweeteners

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@kafkaaz did he mean naugachia

[Bhupen kumar Borah @BhupenKBorah]

Interacted with media in Nowboicha today.

[IndiaToday @IndiaToday]

India has seen a massive jump in digital fraud. For a geographical snapshot of where the cybercriminal targeting you may be operating from, check out the latest issue of #IndiaTodaymagazine: https://t.co/2cmDhKPeL7

#onlinefraud #cybercrimeawareness

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Ye bhi sahi hai...

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

#AirAsia CEO holds management meeting shirtless, draws flak
https://t.co/zmcBkRgQKD

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@kafkaaz @cool_sah @sharyk76 @smayasir aap sabhi chaman ke bulbul ko 1 kale jaam,1 chai & 1 wills navy cut ke saath ss day ki purzor mubarakbaad...#ssday

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@kafkaaz Bhai main bhi aligarh wala khatmal samjha

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

When I was a kid, my grandfather told me the story of the Blind Men and the Elephant:

(everyone needs to hear this)

Six blind men are brought to examine an elephant that has come to their village.

The first man touches the trunk and says that the elephant is like a thick snake.

The second man touches the tusk and says that the elephant is like a spear.

The third man touches the ear and says that the elephant is like a fan.

The fourth man touches the leg and says that the elephant is like a tree.

The fifth man touches the side and says the elephant is like a wall.

The sixth man touches the tail and says the elephant is like a rope.

Each of the blind men is convinced that he is right and that everyone else is wrong.

American poet John Godfrey Saxe’s version of the story concludes with a simple, beautiful line:

Each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong.​

So, oft in theologic wars, The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance, Of what each other mean, And prate about an Elephant, Not one of them has seen!

The moral of this story is that the information we have about the world represents a tiny fraction of the information available, yet we use it to form a view of how the world works.

The world is always infinitely more complex than our narrow observation windows would allow us to understand.

I'm reminded of David Foster Wallace's famous This Is Water speech in 2005 (emphasis mine):

"The point here is that I think this is one part of what teaching me how to think is really supposed to mean. To be just a little less arrogant. To have just a little critical awareness about myself and my certainties. Because a huge percentage of the stuff that I tend to be automatically certain of is, it turns out, totally wrong and deluded."
You can either choose to (A) cling to the notion that your view is the absolute truth or (B) embrace a degree of humility about your views and open your mind to change.

The goal of Path A is to preserve the notion of our own intelligence. The goal of Path B is to broaden and improve our view of reality by acquiring new and better information.

We should all choose Path B...

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” ― Mark Twain

At the end of every quarter, ask yourself what you've changed your mind on recently.

If you can't think of anything, that's a bad thing.

Fighting back against perspective blindness and opening your mind to new ideas is a tried and true path to consistent, compounding growth.

The next time you want to reject an alternative viewpoint without thinking, remember the story of the Blind Men and the Elephant:

The world is much more complex than any of us can possibly understand.

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Why do news channels keep on showing octogenarians of 1983 cricket team every time a world cup event surfaces

[anshul gupta @anshgupta64]

What if people are using your name to buy SIM cards?

The government has introduced a portal named Sanchar Saathi, where you can find and report fraud numbers registered under your name!!

How to check:
1) Visit https://t.co/6wEgtwKPXd
2) Log in through OTP
3) Select the fraud number if any
4) Select 'Not My Number' and Report!

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Indian idols

[Ali Qasim @aliqasim]

Iraq: Bride and groom survived but they lost everyone they loved. The bride lost all her family, groom lost his mother! The fire resulted in 98 deaths.

Please avoid indoor fireworks and extra risky activities during events, may Allah protect us all. Ameen

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Gujarat is not vegetarian as it seems

[The Wire @thewire_in]

India’s Muslims have become like that bullied kid at school who is taunted, mocked, and assaulted by his classmates, and in the end, is punished by the teachers, writes @alishan_jafri.

#Communalism
https://t.co/8zMtidsa6w

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@cool_sah Bharat ka bacha2 BJ party ko vote dega. Jai Shri Ram@@@

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@arifasfi1 galat hai gullu, tu hi galat hai...