On the Erosion of Confidence in Experts

Everything is upside-down. The top-down process is becoming bottom-up in terms of the fragmentation of information consumption, and the loss of confidence by the public in experts and policy makers. People increasingly trust and defer to the likes or Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Tim Dillon, and others in the podcast/stand-up ‘clique’, who have over the… Continue reading On the Erosion of Confidence in Experts

On The Experience of Being Poor-ish, For People Who Aren’t , Analysis

The article On The Experience of Being Poor-ish, For People Who Aren’t went hugely viral on Hacker News, getting hundreds of comments and votes.  Why did it go so viral? Because the experience of being poor, and the sociological and economic causes and implications of poverty, cross political nd ideological divides. Anyone and everyone can… Continue reading On The Experience of Being Poor-ish, For People Who Aren’t , Analysis

Scott’s GOP Solution

The post A Modest Proposal For Republicans: Use The Word “Class”, by Scott Alexander, about how the GOP can reclaim its identity by focusing on class, went viral. This is an excellent post that raises a lot of of good points, although I think , like most political proposals aimed at the right, it puts… Continue reading Scott’s GOP Solution