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I think using the phrase "out of touch" is pretty telling here. Out of touch with what? The general cultural consensus? If you read this essay, the entire point

I think using the phrase "out of touch" is pretty telling here. Out of touch with what? The general cultural consensus? If you read this essay, the entire point is it's better to be out of touch, and if you're too in touch, you probably aren't actually thinking for yourself.

Marazan 5y ago
The entire point of the essay is Paul felt bad when someone told him one of his opinions was bad and so he wrote a 5000 word sub-tweet to make himself feel better rather than trying a moment of introspection.
- overgard 5y ago
  Well not to interfere with your snark, but this was written well before twitter existed
  - Marazan 5y ago
    Yet, you still understand what I mean by sub-tweet. Just to head you off, I also know it is impossible to write a 5000 word sub-tweet as that is beyond the Twitter character limit.