11 years on Twitter. The world changed in these 11 years

In last 11 year of Twitter. I witnessed Twitter from being a democracy & freedom tool to become a tool of RW hate.
11 years ago Hindutva was bunch of organized trolls with hidden faces. Now they’re with blue tick openly give genocide threats.
11 years ago there was no IMT. There were individual online Muslim activist like @brumbyoz , @OpusOfAli couple of others & myself. Most Muslims were backing seculars hoping they’ll combined defeat the Hindutwa. It never happened. Hindutva went strength to strength. No surprises
11 years ago we were handful of online Muslim activist. I was a freelance journalist I spoke my mind & shared my blogs & articles. I was vocal yet balanced. Not as straightforward as now. Over the years I became more of a harsh critic of not only hindutva but also liberal Hindus
IMT came late but good same time it’s also disappointing to see youngsters use Twitter as medium for soliciting cheap stuff. Sad to see people flirt & indulge in small talk than take opportunity to share information. Also sad to see few IMT bring Allah & Rasool in every topic.
Hindutva still remains most organized on Twitter. A few good Muslim activist have emerged on Twitter yet they are still divided. They’re still unorganized & not able to even trend relevant topics pertaining to the community. IMT has still a long way to go. Too many distracted ppl
One of the oldest friends on Twitter that have remained by my side & been witness to my journey & transformation @AListRap @Beerdaas @John_Travelta @minicnair. Many others still follow but we have fallen out due to differences. I apologize for not mentioning others who I missed
Having said what I said above. I still firmly believe Like RW all over the world Hindutva eventually will go. But it will be the last & the toughest of all RW extremism to fall. And the question remains how much damage it’s going to leave before it goes. Prepare for the worse

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2. The heritability of IQ *increases* from childhood to adulthood. Meanwhile, the effect of the shared environment largely fades away. In other words, when it comes to IQ, nature becomes more important as we get older, nurture less.
https://t.co/UqtS1lpw3n


3. IQ scores have been increasing for the last century or so, a phenomenon known as the Flynn effect. https://t.co/sCZvCst3hw (N ≈ 4 million)

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