Kristian Niemietz Profile picture
Editorial Director @iealondon. Views my own. Author of the books 'Imperial Measurement' and 'Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies'.

Sep 19, 2020, 5 tweets

The Left.

I mean, it's not a crime not to know how much we spend on healthcare, or how that compares to 10 years ago, or to other countries. I wouldn't know that either, if it weren't part of my job.
But if you don't know those things, then don't be so super-confident about your opinions.

Everyone complains about Twitter being aggressive, rude and hostile. I don't mind that at all. But what I truly hate about this platform is that the average Twitter user is so unbelievably self-confident, when they really, really, really should not be.

Exhibit A

"Unjustified self-confidence is the curse of the tweeting classes."
-Anonymous Twitter Poet

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