Zoe
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Zoe
Biscuiteer
Biscuiteer
4h
Am I the only person old enough to have caught Jeffries’ reference to “gorgeous mosaic”? That’s an old line used by the late David Dinkins, former NYC mayor. The term was a harbinger of the identity politics shift that rejected the assimilationist model inherent in the “melting pot”. If Jeffries reflexively is pulling that ch... See more
Biscuiteer
4h
Am I the only person old enough to have caught Jeffries’ reference to “gorgeous mosaic”? That’s an old line used by the late David Dinkins, former NYC mayor. The term was a harbinger of the identity politics shift that rejected the assimilationist model inherent in the “melting pot”. If Jeffries reflexively is pulling that ch... See more
Hakeem Jeffries on the GOP reconciliation bill and more
Marc Robbins
Marc Robbins
5h
"but to be an annoying pedant"
C-man, I'm happy to give you some tips on how to become the pleasant, charming type of pedant that people fall over themselves to invite to their parties and hold forth on the most exciting topics of pedantry that have captured the public's imagination.
Marc Robbins
5h
"but to be an annoying pedant"
C-man, I'm happy to give you some tips on how to become the pleasant, charming type of pedant that people fall over themselves to invite to their parties and hold forth on the most exciting topics of pedantry that have captured the public's imagination.
Doubling down on climate won't win the Senate
Falous
Falous
19h
Absolutely - in fact people complaining about politicians lying has always struck me as generaly being people not having the self-awareness that in many ways Politicians lying is simply Human Being Behaviour made really really painfully public -
People hedge and dissemble all the time to get along in society, but we are not generally... See more
Falous
19h
Absolutely - in fact people complaining about politicians lying has always struck me as generaly being people not having the self-awareness that in many ways Politicians lying is simply Human Being Behaviour made really really painfully public -
People hedge and dissemble all the time to get along in society, but we are not generally... See more
Dog-whistle moderation is not the way
Testing123Testing123 21h100%. The resistance needs more "the emperor has no clothes" and less "the emperor is going to invade Poland".
The most disturbing aspect of Trump’s first 100 days
JA
JA
10h
All of this discourse about how Dems should strategize to win seems a bit like aliens trying to reason from first principles and unreliable issue polling about how to win a human election.
Yes, of course it’s possible in principle that omniscient Dem strategists would figure it out. But having basically no theory of mind when it comes to th... See more
JA
10h
All of this discourse about how Dems should strategize to win seems a bit like aliens trying to reason from first principles and unreliable issue polling about how to win a human election.
Yes, of course it’s possible in principle that omniscient Dem strategists would figure it out. But having basically no theory of mind when it comes to th... See more
What's the plan to win the Senate?
Bistromathtician
Bistromathtician’s Substack
5h
Horseshoe Theory between New Urbanism and Anarcho-Capitalism is that the extremes of both will endorse building the Killdozer.
Bistromathtician’s Substack
5h
Horseshoe Theory between New Urbanism and Anarcho-Capitalism is that the extremes of both will endorse building the Killdozer.
The government shouldn’t tell people where to live
Failing to prioritize stupidity over malice causes things like paranoia. Always assuming malice puts you at the center of everyone else’s world. This is an incredibly self-centered approach to life. In reality, for every act of malice, there is almost certainly far more ignorance, stupidity, and laziness.
Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
When you are stupid, people take advantage of you. Sometimes you don't even notice, because you are stupid, until you notice the consequences. Then you start developing a diffuse, generalized paranoia about people taking advantage of you. And you cannot tell who is or is not trustworthy, because you are stupid, so you can't tell friends from enemie... See more
Four trade deficit myths hurting the economy
This line originally referred to “Sméagol the dragon.” Sméagol was a hobbit who was corrupted by the One Ring and rebranded as Gollum. The dragon’s name is Smaug. I apologize for the error.