Also, just factually wrong
Currently I watch almost zero football
But, if they had hot guys dancing on the sidelines, I would actually be more likely to watch
"No one wants to see hot guys dancing" Speak for yourself!
Everyone's just like this now
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On the one hand you have 14 year olds who want to say the n word. On the other hand you have highly educated former voices of moderation in their cohort, who have been pushed to the point of spending the rest of their lives on a mission to destroy the right. Good luck!
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An extremely positive development. The trick, of course, will be to get these kids to do the Logical Next Step.
Several not-especially-political Youths I know have mentioned being disturbed by the DC situation; my favorite local bartender asked me if weβre living in a dictatorship. Usually this means itβs spreading on TikTok
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idk for sure where we are on the chart but here's the mapping from Types of Guys to Times They Make
Weak men: hard times
Strong men: good times
Men who focus on cardio: decent times that may be more sustainable than strong men's times
Men who lift moderate/heavy weight for high/moderate volume:
Where are we in the hard times/weak men chart, just want to plan the rest of my 40s
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Out: an ax murderer is looking for your sister. Do you tell the truth that she is home?
In: Matt Yglesias is a bad philosopher but may go into journalism if you tell him that. Do you tell the truth?
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Informed pessimism is better than naive pessimism
If you expect the worst out of someone you'll usually get it
Blah blah blah
Basically it's almost as important to know when someone's serious as it is to know when they aren't
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And, even if it doesn't mean they're good, it can make them good!
I've said it a billion times, but basically exact same thing was what led me to go from being conservative to being liberal over the course of the 2000s
So the long & short of it is, know when to take people's beliefs seriously
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@zomduckie.bsky.social & I were talking about this exact topic earlier today
The trick is he actually believes what he says he believes. We're used to political actors being disingenuous, but some aren't (always). It doesn't always mean they're good. But it can mean they're good in a situation
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Can we figure out what worked on Bill Kristol and then do that with every other right-winger?
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I grew up in the weirdest Frankenstein ass house on strictness
My fam were hardcore conservatives who hated gays & believed in demons⦠and also white trash bikers who didn't care what I wore (as long as it wasn't girly) or watched/played/listened to (unless it was too liberal, but explicit was ok)
Funny enough, growing up in a lax Christian household and with a mom who didn't get moral panic about technology or video games really helped me stay level-headed about a lot of things.
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Newsom is loathsome He's an evil sack of shit and can't be trusted
And it's true that this is Good, Actually
I don't know why it hurts so many people to be able to say both of those things at the same time
Oh my God
