Jordan Harbinger

We know you will.

It sure sounds like the latter because that's where the money is, which is really unfortunate.

Quick break.

Think of this as a System 2 speed bump, except instead of preventing a bad decision, it funds the podcast that explains why you keep making them.

We'll be right back.

This episode is sponsored in part by Ground News.

One of the big themes in today's conversation with Jacob Ward is that we like to think we're making independent decisions, but a lot of the time we're operating inside systems that quietly shape what we see and what we think about and even what we believe.

And nowhere is that more obvious than the news.

That's why I like Ground News.

I've liked these guys for a long time.

When the product came out, I was stoked about it.

It lets you compare how the same story is being covered across the political spectrum so you can see the framing in real time.

For example, I was looking at coverage of reports that Trump may lift the naval blockade around the Iranian ports as part of a potential deal with Iran, and Ground News pulled together dozens of sources covering the story.

News Gazette framed it as Trump preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

Meanwhile, Ynet News focused on skepticism from Iranian officials and whether the concessions were even real.

Same story, same basic facts, very different emotional takeaway and coverage.

That's exactly why Ground News is useful.

It helps you slow down and see how the story is being packaged before you react to it and get all angry and go post on Reddit.

I also use their Blindspot feed, which shows stories getting major coverage from one side of the political spectrum

and almost none from the other side.