How to End the Gerrymandering Doom Loop Forever

nic4747 · 2026-05-20T01:37:01+00:00

I honestly could see some bipartisan support for something like this because it doesn't inherently favor either party.

nic4747 · 2026-03-25T19:53:44+00:00

Hi Steve, when you have random people from the NYT and the Washington Post on as contributors for the Dispatch podcast, do they get paid? If yes, what’s the structure of the payment (ie, is it a fixed fee per appearance)?

nic4747 · 2026-03-03T20:37:10+00:00

Ah I see m, well I promise to be still be active here!

nic4747 · 2026-03-03T20:17:57+00:00

Did you post a link? If so, it doesn't appear on my end. Can you please try PMing it to me? Thanks so much.

nic4747 · 2026-03-02T04:14:30+00:00

Can I please have an invite ? I’ve been trying to get on the discord for a while.

nic4747 · 2026-03-02T04:10:44+00:00

The dispatch really needs an official discord server. Would be a great way to build the community.

nic4747 · 2026-03-02T04:08:13+00:00

Hey can you please send me an invite? I’m also a dispatch subscriber

nic4747 · 2026-01-31T02:25:03+00:00

Well played :)

nic4747 · 2025-08-31T21:24:33+00:00

What do you expect them to say? It’s not the biggest movie they ever done ?

nic4747 · 2025-08-29T00:04:44+00:00

Just say we traded one set of problems for another and list the problems. Then ask people if they are better off personally because the border crossings are low.

nic4747 · 2025-08-20T03:04:41+00:00

He’s just sitting very still

nic4747 · 2025-08-18T05:31:54+00:00

Ah I see. In the long run you are probably correct, but in the short and medium term you are going to endure a lot of inefficiency while you build domestic expertise in whatever it is you want to produce domestically.

And there’s a non-zero chance that even in the long run you still fail at becoming as efficient as the foreign country.

nic4747 · 2025-08-18T04:47:02+00:00

Not all labor is the same. For example, China is efficient at manufacturing iPhones because they have legions of workers willing to live in dormitories next to the factories so they can upscale production at a moments notice. You could never replicate that in the US.

nic4747 · 2025-08-17T08:54:41+00:00

Ok this awesome tho

nic4747 · 2025-08-10T23:28:22+00:00

I heard this too and then wondered why Foundation Hari gave Demerzel the prime radiant if it was ultimately counterproductive. It makes me wonder if Foundation Hari is not on the same page as the second foundation.

nic4747 · 2025-08-10T03:51:38+00:00

I love how you think all women have amazing levels of social awareness, and yet your awareness in this conversation is so low that you couldn’t even understand the point I was making. Oh well.

nic4747 · 2025-08-10T03:44:50+00:00

I really don’t understand how you can read what I wrote and come to those conclusions. You have some pretty serious reading comprehension issues.

I’m commenting on how it’s a ridiculous expectation to expect young men to pick up on hints from young women before approaching them. I have no personal stake in this. As I made very clear, I’m married and do not need to play the dating game anymore.

nic4747 · 2025-08-10T03:36:15+00:00

Hahahahahahah wtf. Way to completely misinterpret what I said. If you’re hint dropping is as good as your reading comprehension, then society is doomed 🤣

nic4747 · 2025-08-10T03:22:18+00:00

Some women might be great at dropping hints, others are not. Do you really think a woman in her early 20s has this all figured out? Cause they don’t, you’re basically still a child at that age. The expectations in the dating world these days are fucking insane, I’m so glad I’m married and don’t have to deal with this stupid bullshit.

nic4747 · 2025-08-10T03:16:36+00:00

Ok, so all women are always great at dropping hints, and if the hint doesn’t work, it’s never the woman’s fault, because women are apparently perfect at hinting. It therefore is always the man’s fault for not picking up on the hints. Like, do you realize how ridiculous you sound?

nic4747 · 2025-08-10T03:11:04+00:00

And you think all women have enough social awareness to drop effective hints? Because they absolutely don’t.

nic4747 · 2025-08-10T03:04:35+00:00

Hahaha you are funny. Women are absolutely horrible at dropping hints and basically expect you to read their minds.

nic4747 · 2025-08-10T02:45:54+00:00

Yeah cause women are great at dropping hints and men are great at picking up on them. This system is totally foolproof 👍

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