Steven Pinker blocks half of twitter

Steven Pinker blocks half of twitter (https://www.reddit.com/r/SneerClub/comments/ii5b7i/steven_pinker_blocks_half_of_twitter/)

posted on August 28, 2020 11:24 AM by u/as-well

I know I know, this is sneer adjacent only, but I wanted to let you know that if you want Pinker to block you, tweet Epstein and Pinker in the same tweet, and you’ll be instantly blocked. Or maybe if you followed a person he blocked. Dunno. Too sweet of an opportunity to let it go to waste - get your block while it’s still hot!

u/wastheword 42 points at 1598629679.000000

how dare you insult the bestselling author of:

Epsteinlightenment Now
Violence Graph Go DOWN (NOT UP!)

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u/CarryOn15 3 points at 1613621694.000000

And his new book: * Rationality which is a totally serious work that won't cite the rationalist community

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u/completely-ineffable 12 points at 1598668958.000000

This vice article about the pinker epstein twitter thing is great.

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u/SailOfIgnorance 7 points at 1598674790.000000

>"I’ve been told that people are now bitching and moaning about this, but no one has a First Amendment right to post something on Steven Pinker’s Twitter feed,” Pinker wrote to Motherboard. Nomination for first ever "Shrinking Corncob Endowed Professorship" from the esteemed Harvard College.

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u/Myrdradek 6 points at 1598617433.000000

I tried it but it didn’t work. Saw some people I follow get blocks though.

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u/as-well 6 points at 1598619800.000000

Oh no is the bot off

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u/sudosussudio 11 points at 1598633662.000000

I’ve seriously been trying to figure out how he does it because there is no api endpoint for likes. That means some sycophant is doing it manually or has hacked together some kind of browser automation or something.

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u/completely-ineffable 14 points at 1598638238.000000

Bluechecks get special secret api endpoints

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u/sudosussudio 10 points at 1598638552.000000

Honestly wouldn’t be surprised. He might also be paying for access to their enterprise service. He certainly has the money for it.

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u/sue_me_please 9 points at 1598643037.000000

There are unofficial APIs for that. I've done it and it's trivial.

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u/as-well 5 points at 1598634528.000000

Nah it's too quick for manual

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u/Soyweiser 6 points at 1598811083.000000

Turns out he has a colleague do it manually. Which ... sounds insane, I wonder how far below him this colleague is in the hierarchy.

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u/furuth 3 points at 1598639111.000000

Try @-ing him?

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u/noactuallyitspoptart 9 points at 1598655112.000000

I got a block myself before I even heard of the mass blocking! So proud

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u/Soyweiser 5 points at 1598648442.000000

Or, you could just per-emptively block him, seems less work.

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u/as-well 7 points at 1598648459.000000

No dad

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u/Soyweiser 6 points at 1598648575.000000

Go clean your room!

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u/as-well 8 points at 1598648630.000000

Is there lobster for dinner?

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u/Soyweiser 6 points at 1598649889.000000

No, only steak. No condiments except salt.

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u/as-well 5 points at 1598650150.000000

I'm LOL ing drunkenly

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u/SailOfIgnorance 4 points at 1598674285.000000

Appropriate, since the unspoken 3rd allowed item by his definitely well-researched daughter is [clear liquor](https://mikhailapeterson.com/alcohol/). Oh, and whiskey. Because.

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u/penduluhv 0 points at 1598687975.000000

I like Steven pinker’s books. What am I missing?

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u/as-well 8 points at 1598688863.000000

A lot. Seriously. Don't read him. He's turned into an uncharitable freeze peach crusader who hangs around witj questionable characters.

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u/Snugglerific 7 points at 1598762119.000000

>~~Turned into~~ Always has been astronaut.jpeg

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u/penduluhv 0 points at 1598689628.000000

I’ve heard but I haven’t seen any of that. Not that I’ve been looking

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