I use “with all due respect” only when the amount due is zero

I’ll regain it in the end when I join the Absolute

One of my woke takes is that beginning a sentence with “Not to be rude but” is actually super rude and super passive aggressive.

grindset mindset: "a myriad of topics are discussed, and explained."

It’s enraging

I agree, and think that anything short of a massive reinvestment in k-12 is not going to work. Snobbery is also a good ideal

I don’t think we can right now, so I basically just force them to read full books, but I give them books which might _might_ possibly be enjoyable if the right switch flips. It’s working ok.

I think their contempt is one of the few things that animates them

In a nice way. A rare event.

It’s genuinely incredible. Have thought of you often while watching.

People who get defensive and insist that “listening is reading” do so because they secretly believe that their listening to a book is less serious than their reading it.