It is important to not be concerned about certain things that the far left and far right are concerned with, have faith in rationality
Pro-choice and pro-life are very limited view points, intelligent people are not interested in the stupidest version of an argument
When someone calls you out on a flaw in your argument do you smile or get angry?
Boolean: a binary variable, having two possible values called “true” and “false.”
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term refers to U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy and has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting from the late 1940s through the 1950s
Grandstanding: seek to attract applause or favorable attention from spectators or the media
The best intellectuals to follow are not the ones who say "I have all these smart ideas that you should know" but rather the ones who say "I am struggling with this concept and here are my ideas about it"
More important to participate in the process of discourse than to specify the outcome
Joe Rogan is great because he goes on unpredictable intellectual journeys, you don't know where they are going to end — he isn't afraid of what he doesn't know
Good diversity: collection of people with different ideas who complement and check each other
Bad diversity: two people grow up in different countries where you drive on different sides of the roads and you decide everyone should be able to drive on the side of the road they grew up driving — you don't get anything productive, just a lot of auto accidents
Listings Trump's faults isn't interesting, my crazy neighbor can do that
Strategic issue to go after half of the people in the US (Trump supporters)
Good conversations have aspects that are surprising
People should solve their own problems — it is more fulfilling, everyone is looking for others to solve their problems
Being well-read is self help
Everyone is depressed and doesn't know why they are depressed
If you dropped someone from 1920 in 2020, they would think they were in heaven — their kids don't die, their wife doesn't die in labor, you can get anything from the comfort of your home