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Malcolm Ocean 🏴‍☠️@Malcolm_Ocean• about 2 years ago

oooh we are going to develop a general theory of scissor statements apparently given that it seems possible to generate them quite effectively without understanding what makes them work, we might as well model them so we can learn how to make sense of them & become not-subject https://t.co/1wcX1JgSid

yatharth in asheville@AskYatharth• about 2 years ago

ideally a scissors statement involves 3+ controversies mixed into one where it’s nominally about one thing and the replies make it very clear it’s not just about that thing

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yatharth in asheville@AskYatharth• about 2 years ago

Replying to @Malcolm_Ocean

@Malcolm_Ocean i think that’s the most fun thing to do whenever one comes up

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yatharth in asheville@AskYatharth• about 2 years ago

Replying to @AskYatharth

@Malcolm_Ocean also, “multiple levels of statements glommed into one” does seem like the most consistent important dynamic whenever it comes https://t.co/hSdlsThLfT

yatharth in asheville@AskYatharth• about 3 years ago

how to write a scissors statement https://t.co/ZqnusuDcW4

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Malcolm Ocean 🏴‍☠️@Malcolm_Ocean• about 2 years ago

Replying to @Malcolm_Ocean

my father-in-law was a master at scissor statements... https://t.co/Re9Sa4yqky

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