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I think there's two basic dynamics underpinning shitty mob behavior online, and the Sky Marchini/Will Stancil stuff is an unfortunate example of each. The first is a feeding frenzy - when a post is over-interpreted or just straightforwardly misinterpreted, and especially when it escapes context.
January 5, 2026 at 10:29 AM
I think there's two basic dynamics underpinning shitty mob behavior online, and the Sky Marchini/Will Stancil stuff is an unfortunate example of each. The first is a feeding frenzy - when a post is over-interpreted or just straightforwardly misinterpreted, and especially when it escapes context.
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so, joking aside, I do really dislike this dynamic
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
January 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
so, joking aside, I do really dislike this dynamic
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
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kids these days probably don't even robotrip on over-the-counter cough medicine anymore
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
kids these days probably don't even robotrip on over-the-counter cough medicine anymore
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man we need a way to say "the moral rot and depravity of this country's elite must be burned out of it with cleansing fire" that isn't wildly reactionary-coded
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
man we need a way to say "the moral rot and depravity of this country's elite must be burned out of it with cleansing fire" that isn't wildly reactionary-coded
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There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
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at this point haven't the Bills figured out they need to lose to the Chiefs in the regular season, what are they doing
November 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
at this point haven't the Bills figured out they need to lose to the Chiefs in the regular season, what are they doing
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I think this dovetails nicely with Capital A Abundance too: being able to get a legal challenge resolved in 30 days vs being able to do so in a year is a huge. Without any statutory changes could potentially unlock a lot of productive capacity that way.
October 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I think this dovetails nicely with Capital A Abundance too: being able to get a legal challenge resolved in 30 days vs being able to do so in a year is a huge. Without any statutory changes could potentially unlock a lot of productive capacity that way.
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Rule of law has to *work* at the practical level: cases have to be cleared quickly, and the legal system has to be adequately resourced. Not only should there be more judges, both state and fed court systems need far more technical capacity (in house experts, better technical backend)
October 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Rule of law has to *work* at the practical level: cases have to be cleared quickly, and the legal system has to be adequately resourced. Not only should there be more judges, both state and fed court systems need far more technical capacity (in house experts, better technical backend)
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I think a pseudo-niche political opinion that I’m developing is judge-maxing. Both the United States and the world generally need far greater number of judges. I think we need legal-abundance: an oversupplied court system able to both clear simple cases quickly and devote more time to complex ones.
October 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I think a pseudo-niche political opinion that I’m developing is judge-maxing. Both the United States and the world generally need far greater number of judges. I think we need legal-abundance: an oversupplied court system able to both clear simple cases quickly and devote more time to complex ones.
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"liberals lack a theory of change" is one of the things that gets me every time. like what's the leftist theory of change. how is its track record. what number general strike, seizure of the means of production, workers' revolution are we on.
October 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"liberals lack a theory of change" is one of the things that gets me every time. like what's the leftist theory of change. how is its track record. what number general strike, seizure of the means of production, workers' revolution are we on.
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really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people
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however even they will only be allowed to use it in the Internet Room.
October 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
however even they will only be allowed to use it in the Internet Room.
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after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
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This photo hangs in my home. Making Season 2 of #Peacemaker has been the highlight of my creative life and it wouldn’t be that way with each of these folks who I truly love. Haven’t watched it? Watch it now on HBO Max.
October 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This photo hangs in my home. Making Season 2 of #Peacemaker has been the highlight of my creative life and it wouldn’t be that way with each of these folks who I truly love. Haven’t watched it? Watch it now on HBO Max.
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Okay. Well, if Trump is going to attempt legal end-arounds like federalizing the NG of GOP states to send them to Dem states over the objections of governors and courts, I think the Democrats should just keep the federal government shut down indefinitely.
October 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Okay. Well, if Trump is going to attempt legal end-arounds like federalizing the NG of GOP states to send them to Dem states over the objections of governors and courts, I think the Democrats should just keep the federal government shut down indefinitely.
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“Peacetime breeds rule-followers. In war the rules go out the window. The old certainties become terrifyingly malleable. You are assailed on all sides by phantasms: and it takes a particular kind of moral courage to see your way through” www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...
Democrats Must Embrace War Mindset
We have exited a long period of peace and entered into a struggle not unlike war, in which all the old certainties have gone malleable and the future of the republic is at stake.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“Peacetime breeds rule-followers. In war the rules go out the window. The old certainties become terrifyingly malleable. You are assailed on all sides by phantasms: and it takes a particular kind of moral courage to see your way through” www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...
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September 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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the things about this isn't that it's totally untrue, examples of this phenomenon do exist. but this criticism is just totally disconnected to the actual prevalence of it and it's ability to impact the real world. it's a subset of "democrats are held accountable for what random people online say"
One reason most people find it important to listen to non-experts on a range of topics is that communities of expert practice have repeatedly revealed themselves to be sufficiently shot-through with ideological bias as to severely undermine their credibility.
August 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the things about this isn't that it's totally untrue, examples of this phenomenon do exist. but this criticism is just totally disconnected to the actual prevalence of it and it's ability to impact the real world. it's a subset of "democrats are held accountable for what random people online say"
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽
July 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽
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elite cohesion and gatekeeping collapsed, in media and politics. those things weren't necessarily *good*, but they were *better* than what replaced them.
Man, how did things get this dysfunctional? And before you say “the empire was always like this; you were just too privileged to see it,” no it wasn’t because if it was, the empire could not have been built in the first place.
July 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
elite cohesion and gatekeeping collapsed, in media and politics. those things weren't necessarily *good*, but they were *better* than what replaced them.
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I always say I love my country the way Anthony Bourdain did, not as a benevolent state or one founded in innocence but as vast, beautiful place full of discrete people and cultures such as has rarely been attempted and worth fighting for.
July 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I always say I love my country the way Anthony Bourdain did, not as a benevolent state or one founded in innocence but as vast, beautiful place full of discrete people and cultures such as has rarely been attempted and worth fighting for.