Voltaire jolted me through his satire

For some reason I'm reminded of Candide today. Voltaire jolted me (I was ~16 then) through his satire. Nothing was ever the same again.

I refuse to tolerate oppression - by government. 

We must not allow human dignity to be compromised in the name of protecting our health.

https://twitter.com/sabhlok/status/1308539312594509824?s=19

"Leave something of sweetness and substance in the mouth of the world."

How to live and how to die: https://t.co/XvlFcroa28

https://twitter.com/brainpicker/status/1308534542488211458?s=19

The #COVID19 pandemic is worsening already high and rising wealth and income inequality in both advanced and emerging economies. When all is said and done, inequality may end up at its highest since before the advent of the modern welfare state. My latest: https://t.co/uuL2Z4sTBH

https://twitter.com/vdehejia/status/1308533643552395264?s=19

Feminism is the last resort for drug addicts and their apologists. If any one has specific info about drug consumption of Bollywood men and if he shares those, and the info isn’t acted upon, he can legitimately complain, not before.

https://twitter.com/sarkar_swati/status/1308529517976342528?s=19

I ❤️ Stats: Does astrology work? Does homeopathy work? How will you test it? How will you set up a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a medicine. The logic of statistical thinking and the concepts that guide statistical inferences and conclusions.

https://t.co/jNBDY9F2JF https://t.co/8Bt9uOHgng

https://twitter.com/amiya_rbehera/status/1308540128772665346?s=19

Mental models that the schooling must not ignore. If you don't know these, you are not thinking right in most circumstances. #ThinkingHabits #CriticalThinking

https://t.co/dTRLFOR1za https://t.co/Bu9Ydz2xVE

From hypocrisy to democracy, This way: Delegated Proof of Stake 

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Unfair Democracy https://t.co/37eFkuLTf6

Tree of Democracy: Design it and improve it with time. #EvolutionaryDemocracy 

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Message to millennial who are planning for kids. If you give another 5 years to this type of govt, you are dragging the younger generation more closer to extinction, not just extinction but miserable extinction in 100 years

https://t.co/8nH4XhRJSo

#Fair #democracy of experts without any intermediaries or brokers such as politicians (MPs, MLAs, PM, CM) and bureaucrats, who delay the implementation. People will transact directly with their service provider departments.

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How scientists fool themselves – and how they can stop

Humans are remarkably good at self-deception. But growing concern about reproducibility is driving many researchers to seek ways to fight their own worst instincts.

https://t.co/7UDpWRgapo https://t.co/9FpOoHC3z5

#CriticalThinking #Logic #Fallacy #Bias

Common sense is not a gift, it’s a punishment. Because you have to deal with everyone who doesn’t have it. https://t.co/MvntZxYXLo https://t.co/BJ1stanoxG

Cricket, Bollywood, and Music keep the youth busy. No incentive in reading. Basically, no intellectual quest. Lack of acquaintance with Philosophy proper is the cause.

https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1308506791123189760?s=19

The Formation of Sri Aurobindo’s Vision https://t.co/mJZfUqwy35

https://twitter.com/santoshk1/status/1308422366792421377?s=19

As ARYA (1914-1921) will close within next four months a hundred years ago let's remember that ten to twelve major works of Sri Aurobindo got published in a systematic manner. Collectively these books constitute a veritable University. Indians need to read https://t.co/evlIvfvRuZ

https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1307633048830185475?s=19