Andrei Stoica

What would be really nice is if Democrats were more able to see demographic groups as collections of individuals rather than as “communities” represented by prominent activists. As it is, conservative Asian Americans are basically illegible to the party. But they are there nonetheless, and they vote.

Americans as a whole will be frustrated and enraged if they understood just how much NEPA and other regulations are weaponized by progressives to block the government from getting anything done. Therefore the only battles the “power” faction can hope to win are internecine fights against the abundance faction. And so, a bit like the leftists with... See more

The same way that I mentioned folks put aside their identity politics, and elevated their other values, remains true here. The 10% needs to be told that what their holding on to is extreme and abhorrent. AND that even despite that, if they are willing to address it in themselves - they are still welcomed to the table with open arms. Forgiveness is... See more

The only value of cultural ideas is their ability to inform action in this true world. And because mass communication about complex new ideas is impossible, whatever ideas you have can only directly affect your own actions and those of your collaborators. This is the discipline of materialism. If you want anything of true excellence done, don’t... See more

Let us repeat this together: I promise to keep the console open all the time during this course, and for the rest of my life when I'm doing web development.