These niggas are not talking about the same thing. Hopefully ones of them recognizes this and shifts to correct.

Cofnas' focus is on the meta issue of expertise and how it runs up against populism. Greene's focus is on the nature of the current expert class. The topics are similar enough to sound the same if one isn't paying close attention, but they are different enough where you can fundamentally agree with both of them at the same time thus far without many problems.

One of the most frequent disagreements is just whether the Substack article by Cofnas said x or y. It comes off like either. Dave didn't do a good job of reading or Cofnas is lying about what he said. Will have to read that article to check.

"People are stupid. I'll grant you that the average person is stupid."

It's good that everyone is on the same page for once.

Headin' to da camp for a break from all da hard work, eh

Anyone home shopping?

(I have not actually looked at this one in person.)

Cute puppy

1 in 4 Americans not meeting the lowest standard of literacy doesn't mean that they can't read.... No, all it means is that they can't read well enough to "navigate the world and go about their day to day tasks." Totally different.

One of the worst things about our culture is the fast-paced, hyper-distracted nature of it. You need to be training yourself to be more patient and focused. You need to be reading books. Difficult books.

Remember that I'm a smelly poor person living in a house in the snowy woods. My opinions and advice are highly questionable at best.

I don't trust tourists

Notice how the idea presented is that he is being paid $300M to... Receive a service that makes his app better?

You are the product.

Lol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_purge

Notice that the strategy that appeals to what people like lost.

What won? Shaping what people like. This is democracy.

Peaceful day at the beach earlier, eh

Dave did not look good against Cofnas, but did very well here.

I stand by my belief that livestreaming is inferior to more formal, thought-out forms of communication. Livestreaming leads to silly errors. Dave wrongly asserts that the founders weren't Christian. His opponent claims that... The Constitution was written during a period of intense prayer and fasting? What a weird thing to say.

Ben Franklin of all people did suggest that they pray for help from God.

Hamilton argued against this, saying that they are competent enough on their own and they don't need God's help.

Others suggested it would be too expensive.

They adjourned before taking a vote on it and it was never brought up again.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/constitutionalconvention-june28.htm

Apparently the weather was clear and pleasant in Philadelphia that day. Thank you, NPS. Didn't know that.

Some cool guys just hangin' out