Tweets on a single topic ("Delusions") published within a short period.
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Mar 13 2011: It can be painfully obvious to us how someone is heading down a bad path, but we can't tell them because they don't want to hear it. [view in context] 3297
Mar 13 2011: Even on twitter, we can see someone's life go awry. We DM them and get only anger and defensiveness. That's all you can do in RL, too! 3298
Mar 13 2011: On twitter, as RL, sanity can be measured in the internal consistency of ones output. Tweets start to contradict each other as sanity wanes. 3299
Mar 13 2011: Insanity is more than what's in the DSM. It's insane to follow a delusion that damages your life, but that's not a mental disorder. 3300
Mar 13 2011: So sad to watch a friend get sucked into a relationship you know isn't good for them. It's madness and addiction you can do little about. 3301
Mar 13 2011: Anger is the first defense of the guilty. 3302
Mar 13 2011: People can be rational in pursuit of their goals but deluded in their choice of them. 3303
Mar 13 2011: Someone's "base delusion" is the main one that drives their life. (e.g. seeking fame) It is usually immune to any rational discussion. 3304
Mar 13 2011: You can't talk someone out of their addictions or out of their emotionally driven goals. Same thing, really! 3305
Mar 13 2011: People prefer to follow authority rather than think for themselves—be it the authority of a person or a magical goal. 3306
Mar 13 2011: Fame, fortune, love are magical goals, expected to solve everything. They don't. 3307
Mar 13 2011: In place of delusion is a life tied to reality. You seek out accurate feedback and modify your goals and action steps accordingly. 3308
Mar 13 2011: Few of us really listen to reality. We try to impose our will upon it, but reality always wins in the end. 3309
Mar 13 2011: RT @georgiatriallaw: @BadDalaiLama Gotta live and let live Lama. 3310
Mar 13 2011: RT @Maxine12339: @BadDalaiLama Just be there for them when they crash 3311
Mar 13 2011: #### End. This has been a one-hour essay by the Bad Dalai Lama: "Delusions" [view in context]
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