Early Access: The Card Says Moops (Rough)

Yay! I guess I just thought there was more to it for some unknown reason. Not sure why. Thanks!

> Is it trying to dissect the right's way of argument stating that they're just playing a game? And treating it like a game so they can stay in denial about their core beliefs? Pretty much exactly this! Doesn't seem like you got lost at all. :)

Ian Danskin

I got lost. Is it trying to dissect the right's way of argument stating that they're just playing a game? And treating it like a game so they can stay in denial about their core beliefs? I have noticed that most people who are in denial about their core beliefs will confuse what FEELS true with what is actually true. Example: The "Alienated Parents" boards. These boards are rife with bio-parents saying/believing anything to maintain their position of "good parent". They FEEL like they were a good parent therefore they will try any argument to paper over the cracks that they were... not. They don't care if their arguments are consistent. They just care that they paper over the cracks so they don't have to face the actual truth. All humans have inconsistent beliefs to a degree. The above just take it to maladjusting(is that even a word?) territory. That's why I like testing my beliefs via (real) discourse. It's like QA for beliefs.

So, so, so, SO good. Excited to share it when it's done. :)

Kait Hatch

wow

mud

great video, Ian. this is exactly the feeling I've had while debating people on the right, basically ever since joining twitter. it kind of reminds me of Ben Shapiro, his entire platform is "everything i believe is factual". it doesn't require any ideological consistency or principles of belief, he literally has made a whole persona around insisting he's correct about everything. from insisting that the nazis were left wing, to insisting that human beings can all detect chromosomes somehow and that pronouns have no basis in appearance or the social context, things that literally blatantly fly in the face of historical/scientific research, but he's Mr. Facts and everything is right because he said them.

kendall

I had a knee-jerk reaction to defend Reddit and say that it's different from chan culture. After all, Reddit is pseudonymous, not anonymous, and it is moderated. But then I realized that I was defending MY reddit, the liberal side. And the broader argument absolutely applies, with people assuming positions to win arguments and deciding if they believe their arguments after the fact.

You just put into words a phenomenon I've struggled to explain to normies for ages... thank you!

Bailey Spencer