I have seldom heard people engaging in deep intellectual conversations. Most chats are either about mundane life decisions [...] or juicy gossip. - Gad Saad

Any system that is built on a false understanding of human nature is doomed to fail. Building a society where the primary objective is to protect one’s fragile self-esteem from the dangers of competition will only lead to a society of weakness, entitlement, and apathy. Life is necessarily competitive; society is necessarily hierarchical. It does no one any favors to pursue a utopian vision of society where no one’s feelings are hurt.

"Having children develop a preference for McDonald's (via advertising) is "evil", but teaching them Bronze Age supertitions that are antiethical to every rational and scientific tenet is not."

Trump took positions that appealed to many thinking Americans who wanted, for instance, stronger border enforcement, an “America First” foreign policy and trade agreements, “constitutionalist” judges, and deregulation and tax cuts. Trump campaigned on these policies, while Hillary’s campaign focused on the evil of the Orange Man Bad (and his supporters).