I've noticed that Donegan has drifted left so it's sort of funny that she still needs to differentiate herself from "Leftists" by generalizing a very marginal position.

the weak version is that media narratives influence framing, which is a truism. my argument was just that there are real reasons why some people believe the economy to be doing poorly, which Stancil dismisses as me prioritizing their subjective experience, which is extraordinarily stupid

my argument: hey man, maybe there's a real reason that some people think the economy is doing badly when traditional indicators say its doing well.
Stancil: this is a religion!

he's clearly not differentiating. he says explicitly that their experience isn't reflective of an underlying condition

he's clearly not differentiating between these things.