I became convinced he’s never going to finish it because the fan reaction to the end of Game of Thrones rattled him. That was his ending and people did not like it. (The showrunners also bungled it.) He either doesn’t know how to change it, or doesn’t want to.

Gotcha. It’s that the change in effort required to improve beyond 90 or 95 percent becomes exponential.

For abusers the calculus would be different because the harm you’re trying to stop is a threat to a person’s safety and welfare, rather than fraudulent benefits payouts.

“how power should be used minus the authoritarianism”

Authoritarianism is central to how he uses power. Lose that and the rest falls apart. The credible threat of breaking the law or ignoring the courts or using violence against Americans allows him to get away with how he uses power.

i know that sounds wild, but ask yourself - wouldn't a rational actor have got that this isn't working?

this has been the big revelation of this era for me - yes fascism is deranged, we knew that

but centrists have also become *deeply* fanatical

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/appeasement

The exterior looks like it was ripped off from Fortnite. If you look in the ceiling in the bathroom, you’ll find a rocket launcher and a med kit.

It always does, brother.

Depends on whether the trash is moving in or out.