“The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.” - George Eliot
(5) “Connecting Brain Responsivity and Real-World Risk Taking” by Laurence Steinberg in https://t.co/w7gbVSmMx2, “supported by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.” https://t.co/CUTIHVrV00
Interesting @nytimes opinion piece by @ldsteinberg asserts no mental health harm by Instagram. Would be more persuasive if NYTimes disclosed that Dr Steinberg is regularly cited in articles sponsored by Instagram owner’s @ChanZuckerberg Initiative. @FrancesHaugen@WSJ
Something a little different today: a message from our Director, Rachel on who we are, what we do and why we do it.
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Just finished reading McCarrick Report. Takeaway: basic logical & psychological fallacies enabled TM’s rise through the hierarchy despite allegations being widely known. None require advanced degrees to avoid in the future. 1/10 @ebruenig@DouthatNYT@USCCB
9. P.S. the bureaucratic knife fight in the report’s footnotes aimed at discrediting Vigano was obvious & diminished from otherwise well-written report. Could have just said “sometimes it takes a whistleblower to get us to act.” 10/10
@nimperatori Classic ad hominem logical fallacy of “appeal to motive:” dismissing an idea by questioning the motives of its proposer. When will they learn?