Thread by @gbponz

I don't dare speak for @Halsrethink, whose appreciation for me always disconcerts me and awes me. For a left handed golfer like me it's like casually meeting Phil Mickelson telling me he has a tee time booked and a spare set of clubs(/)

https://twitter.com/JohnBirchall/status/1365570065534451712

But there IS an egoistic reason for my contribution. Onemis a kind of moral revenge: in 30 years, I have seen too many times the Captain steering HMS Titanic into an Iceberg Everyone saw, turn around, and say "gee, it was unpredictable", and ignore any evidence (/)

I also have a bright son and daughter, and every improvement in general understanding by the general public improves their chances in life. In a way I also was electrified when attending a lecture by #VernonSmith , the Nobel laureate(/)

He clearly defined why , with real money experiment, he and others had seen that altruism is good.. because people generally can assess when the end result is more likely to be better for all concerned and reputation matters.(/)

Whatever I gave or I am giving to the collective here, I have already received a sizeable return, in terms of informations and analysis that I could never have accessed any other way, and I confess my sinful pride at being appreciated by people of much higher intellect.(/)

Also, it has been a treasure trove of likeminded friends. Out on the fringe of critical thought, where reasoning must pass through a very hot crucible, the world gets pretty lonely.