Pete

There's, there's that process of updating, but part of it had to do with how the database was built and you just didn't, didn't necessarily like remove everybody from the database. It didn't mean they were getting money. But it meant they were in the database. And so you could twist that into looking like this is what the president did in his speech. Like, it's true.

There's, there's that process of updating, but part of it had to do with how the database was built and you just didn't, didn't necessarily like remove everybody from the database. It didn't mean they were getting money. But it meant they were in the database. And so you could twist that into looking like this is what the president did in his speech. Like, it's true.

There's, there's that process of updating, but part of it had to do with how the database was built and you just didn't, didn't necessarily like remove everybody from the database. It didn't mean they were getting money. But it meant they were in the database. And so you could twist that into looking like this is what the president did in his speech. Like, it's true.

There's this database that all these people from like, you know, a hundred years ago, it was not true that they were getting checks. Okay. But he said the one part and your brain fills in the blanks. And now you think, oh shit, there's like millions of people who are 150 years old getting checked. It was not true.

There's this database that all these people from like, you know, a hundred years ago, it was not true that they were getting checks. Okay. But he said the one part and your brain fills in the blanks. And now you think, oh shit, there's like millions of people who are 150 years old getting checked. It was not true.

There's this database that all these people from like, you know, a hundred years ago, it was not true that they were getting checks. Okay. But he said the one part and your brain fills in the blanks. And now you think, oh shit, there's like millions of people who are 150 years old getting checked. It was not true.

So, but, but the real thing is we don't trust the people who are supposed to be interpreting the data.

So, but, but the real thing is we don't trust the people who are supposed to be interpreting the data.

So, but, but the real thing is we don't trust the people who are supposed to be interpreting the data.

And that is like a societal problem. It's not just politicians, right? It's an erosion of trust in every institution where somebody is supposed to help us make sense of this.

And that is like a societal problem. It's not just politicians, right? It's an erosion of trust in every institution where somebody is supposed to help us make sense of this.

And that is like a societal problem. It's not just politicians, right? It's an erosion of trust in every institution where somebody is supposed to help us make sense of this.

And I come out of the local right where we're a little more connected to reality, because if like if the roads are in shitty condition and I'm the mayor and I can produce some statistics saying that the roads are great, people can call me out and say, no, they're not like I drive on these roads all the time. And they're not.

And I come out of the local right where we're a little more connected to reality, because if like if the roads are in shitty condition and I'm the mayor and I can produce some statistics saying that the roads are great, people can call me out and say, no, they're not like I drive on these roads all the time. And they're not.

And I come out of the local right where we're a little more connected to reality, because if like if the roads are in shitty condition and I'm the mayor and I can produce some statistics saying that the roads are great, people can call me out and say, no, they're not like I drive on these roads all the time. And they're not.

And they will find me and they will tell me what they think of the condition of our roads. Right. Right. You get up to the national level and you're so removed from it that you start to get into these like alternate reality zones. And then you add to that the fragmentation of where people get their information because there isn't the, you know, Walter, the famous example is Walter Cronkite, right?

And they will find me and they will tell me what they think of the condition of our roads. Right. Right. You get up to the national level and you're so removed from it that you start to get into these like alternate reality zones. And then you add to that the fragmentation of where people get their information because there isn't the, you know, Walter, the famous example is Walter Cronkite, right?

And they will find me and they will tell me what they think of the condition of our roads. Right. Right. You get up to the national level and you're so removed from it that you start to get into these like alternate reality zones. And then you add to that the fragmentation of where people get their information because there isn't the, you know, Walter, the famous example is Walter Cronkite, right?

Like everybody in the 60s like turns on Walter Cronkite. And it's not so much that he told people what to think. It's that he laid out a certain set of facts, certain set of things that happened. Everybody, they can argue over what it means, but they would generally agree on what just happened. Right, right. And we don't even have that.

Like everybody in the 60s like turns on Walter Cronkite. And it's not so much that he told people what to think. It's that he laid out a certain set of facts, certain set of things that happened. Everybody, they can argue over what it means, but they would generally agree on what just happened. Right, right. And we don't even have that.