Probably not the point but: Does he mean a steelman set up with faulty assumptions to show how a clever person can be fundamentally mistaken about society? Wait nevermind that made sense as I typed it
Isn't this the speech Loki gives in the Avengers movie to establish him as the villain?
If I looked that much like Dr. Eggman I'd simply not post slavery apologia. Guess Yglesias didn't learn that at Harvard.
what would it take to make a pundit realize that their experiences and thoughts aren't universal?
famously the good guy in that narrative
This is like when Grimes said she hoped her kid would turn out like Paul from Dune or whatever
When you absolutely, positively, definitely understand Dostoyevsky
Matty Glaze has a lucrative career as an enabler and when they demand "SUBJUGATION NOW!" he listens. bsky.app/profile/mat-...
What having no friends does to a mf
This is so dumb Seriously, back at Thinkprogress, years ago, I mean 15 years ago, he used to write more serious and solid stuff Then his ego blew up and his brain melted