there are hundreds of examples of ideology conquering evidence-based approaches and vice versa, so if the intent here is to posit that one will win and one will lose, i respectfully think that's a pretty naive take.

i haven't been able to sub but i do have spare furniture and also a lot of spare lumber to make things! you're in NYC, right? happy to make a delivery if i have something y'all need

[wwe voice engaged]

aw HELL yeah

i was about to reply with "maybe stay away from Camus then", as believe it or not, re-reading the Myth of Sisyphus last weekend did not in fact spark joy.

lotta people in the replies not getting the point, yes, fuck the Dems eternally for this, but also equally fuck Axios for plunging right into ragebaiting rather than doing actual journalism

(i'm not saying you're doing that here to be clear, you're doing the opposite -- but a whole lot of folks from positions of economic and educational privilege sure do, and it's directly aiming the gun right back into their nethers to do so)

that's the MAGA strategy -- implement policies that force folks into situations where they cannot expend the bandwidth to pay attention to politics. an engaged and informed populace removes one of their win conditions. that's not the fault of the individual, and claiming it is likely alienates them.