Episode 541 Scott Adams: The Age of Enlightenment, End of the Republic

Topics: 

“End of the world” fears about President…versus major successes
A consistent President Trump theme…he knows what matters
“Age of Enlightenment” phrase used by President Trump

As predicted, he is changing how we view reality
President Trump is teaching us what’s important


Military arms sales to Saudi Arabia and support for their leadership
Blight area usage, homestead style with 2 lots per owner

Kit style homes, like Sears Craftsman homes of the past


Twitter poll, ever notice you were no longer following my account

Consistently, about 20% have experienced the phenomena


Social media has neutralized our democratic republic

Ability to influence people without them realizing it
Headline construction, clickbait links, influence triggers


2020 election results will be determined by social media

Smartest people in the world run social media
They have the means, intelligence, time, resources
Can message ratios be influenced without people noticing?


Limiting messages that reach the top Twitter influencers?

Subtly tweak how often they see those messages?
Huge upside gain…almost zero risk, mischief results
Our democratic process is GONE, not planned, but it happened


Assange situation might be “laundering” him through legal system

Did the government make a secret deal with Assange?
He might run through system and be found innocent 


YouTube demonetization of some of my videos

The issue isn’t money, although it matters
Demonetization affects visibility/content of a video


The news business intentionally tweaks our “Fight or Flight” instincts

Crazy people might be getting triggered MORE than in the past


Naomi Wolf’s book on the prosecution of homosexuals in the UK

BBC informs her live…she misunderstood her two main points
To her credit, she acknowledged their points should be looked into
Judging people by their mistakes, you hate everyone…including yourself

We ALL make mistakes, sometimes bad ones


Judge people by how they respond to their mistakes


Is Adam Schiff an emotionally scarred victim of childhood bullies?

Are victims of bullies more likely to be anti-Trump?

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