From -10 to +30. Impressive!

Not sure I would characterize it as lying, but people are notoriously terrible at describing their feelings, what they want, and what they would change about their lives.

Wow!

Why are people shading the Vikings? Haven’t watched them this season but aren’t they good?

This is such a strange and backwards - but predictable - view.

Astonishing that we have somehow let how we socialize online (which is increasingly the majority of how we socialize) be governed by those who are socially inept.

I don’t necessarily agree with the excerpt, but the evidence is the election results, no?

Being an anti-billionaire party is probably not majoritarian though. Anti-corporation probably is, strangely.

The implications of Canada/Greenland lust are profound. Autocrats eyeing territories of their own will view this as a green light. (“Even the US wants to expand!”) Except they are likely to use military force. Probability of Israeli annexation and Chinese blockade goes up. Chaos abounds.

Targeting Ubers seems to be a far more politically palatable choice though, no? The fees are passed on entirely to wealthy/corporate customers. Certain to reduce traffic. Could be used to reduce the toll for everyone if spread amongst a wider populace?

Eagles D-Line isn’t elite? 🤔

Often times the definition of “power” can feel ambiguous, but I think this is a great illustration of what it actually means. Instead of acting in the best interest of all or most people, companies and governments increasingly act in what they perceive to be the best interest of singular individuals

To be fair, he was as uninterested/incapable of “doing” media as any President in the past century as well (normalizing for whatever dominant medium existed at the time).

I feel like it’s a very bipolar season. I wasn’t expecting to be as interested as I was in the political dynamics at play, but then there are some boring and silly parts. But overall, I will probably watch Season 3, which is saying a lot because I find myself unable to finish tv seasons lately

I enjoyed your philosophical investigation, but I found myself wondering about the anthropological elements even more so: what is the relation to loneliness and boredom? Is content consumption just a desperate attempt at forging human connection in a lonely Western world, no matter how superficial?

Not only is important to try things, it’s important to finish them! The reaction is out of your control, but you can learn a lot for the next one. But we often stop ourselves from the end product before we get that important feedback.