I made the mistake. His latest 3:

Overdose deaths have fallen for six months. Is it temporary or a sign of a corner turned? https://t.co/JN8WgsEtIM via @statnews — Steven Pinker (@sapinker) October 24, 2018 Stop worrying about the opioid crisis! It’ll get better! Heath Ledger and Prince will rise from the grave!

The Dems have their problems, but I agree with Tom Friedman on the imperative that they regain one or both chambers. https://t.co/tBOXqFkYMG — Steven Pinker (@sapinker) October 24, 2018 You should probably vote for some Democrats, even though they have problems. Maybe there are a few problems on the Republican side, but I don’t see them, because my rose-colored glasses make red parties invisible.

Once again the press gets gamed, giving saturation coverage and agonized commentary to a minor event. It's not major news that a country of 325m has a few malicious jerks who (correctly) anticipate 15 minutes of notoriety with a vindictive stunt. https://t.co/zXnBJXCqdB — Steven Pinker (@sapinker) October 25, 2018 It’s only a few bombs! We don’t need to worry until at least 0.05% of the public are sending bombs through the mail to elected officials.

So, really, just don’t bother reading Pollyanna Pinker. It’ll make you angrier, and we’ve got a surplus of rage right now. Just read this and laugh.

At least he’s the favorite scientist of cockroaches everywhere.