I'm not sure about your Internet optimism per se. It seems to have been a fun house mirror - showing us an amplified reflection of humanity. The good is amplified as well as the bad. Pettiness, bad faith arguments, charity, support were all around before. We just see them writ large in the internet cultures.
I've been following you for a long time. I think this is the first time I've ever heard you express non absolutist free speech arguments. (racist guy on the hill part)
I can't get past The Joe Rogan positivity. He does have some good guests on occasion but most of it is woo woo nonsense peddlers. I should watch him again. Maybe he's shifted towards doing better?
Its gotten worst but i dont think its "him" there are just more grifters that figured out the rogan pipeline is a good pipeline and hes open to "all conversations" so he just takes them on. And he puts out allot of content. Grifters, fundamentally, are good talkers. So they make good guests for ridiculous 1-2 hour interviews.
Justin, the criticism of Buttigiegs lack of self reflection on mistakes during Biden admin is fair, but I would add that he's one of the few people doing what WNR gang said Dem hopefuls need to be cannot do, which is go on these long format pods and be authentic. I watched Buttigieg do 3 hours on Andrew Schultz and he seemed like a normal guy and answered every question the flagrant guys had pretty directly. This was just before Bernie did 1.5 hours with them. And Andrew said in both interviews that he had been begging Democrats to come in the show and everyone but Buttigieg and Bernie has turned them down so far.
So I'd just push back a little on the Pete criticism when he's at least actually doing the thing and he's acknowledging things should've been done differently. I don't see many others, yet, doing the same
Dat baby cute AF. My son is about same age. Why do I always want to just nom on his feet? I don't randomly want to gum on other humans, but something about holding a baby just makes me want to go cannibal.
I'm not sure about your Internet optimism per se. It seems to have been a fun house mirror - showing us an amplified reflection of humanity. The good is amplified as well as the bad. Pettiness, bad faith arguments, charity, support were all around before. We just see them writ large in the internet cultures.
Fair. I struggle with it myself
I've been following you for a long time. I think this is the first time I've ever heard you express non absolutist free speech arguments. (racist guy on the hill part)
FWIW - https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com/p/latte-drinking-blue-hair-wearing
I can't get past The Joe Rogan positivity. He does have some good guests on occasion but most of it is woo woo nonsense peddlers. I should watch him again. Maybe he's shifted towards doing better?
Its gotten worst but i dont think its "him" there are just more grifters that figured out the rogan pipeline is a good pipeline and hes open to "all conversations" so he just takes them on. And he puts out allot of content. Grifters, fundamentally, are good talkers. So they make good guests for ridiculous 1-2 hour interviews.
Justin, the criticism of Buttigiegs lack of self reflection on mistakes during Biden admin is fair, but I would add that he's one of the few people doing what WNR gang said Dem hopefuls need to be cannot do, which is go on these long format pods and be authentic. I watched Buttigieg do 3 hours on Andrew Schultz and he seemed like a normal guy and answered every question the flagrant guys had pretty directly. This was just before Bernie did 1.5 hours with them. And Andrew said in both interviews that he had been begging Democrats to come in the show and everyone but Buttigieg and Bernie has turned them down so far.
So I'd just push back a little on the Pete criticism when he's at least actually doing the thing and he's acknowledging things should've been done differently. I don't see many others, yet, doing the same
Dat baby cute AF. My son is about same age. Why do I always want to just nom on his feet? I don't randomly want to gum on other humans, but something about holding a baby just makes me want to go cannibal.