“Adults often have a disconnect between what they expect for children and what they expect for themselves. A great example is the Thai health campaign video against smoking, that used hidden video cameras to watch as a child asks an adult for a cigarette and the doublethink arguments the adult uses to say “no”. My reaction to the enjoyable drive → random horror story → attempt to continue enjoyable drive loop was similar. Why would I choose to block these stories from my kids, but not for myself?” - × × ×

«Assume that if something is important it will reach me via Twitter or by conversation with friends … Try to build a balanced Twitter following with a variety of people, some of whom I disagree with, and use the Mute button often.» (works well with frf, too) - 9000