Social media: Reminder – the purpose of social media is to make a fool of yourself
TheTransitGuy argues the US is bad because it costs almost $500 to fly between 2 cities, ignoring that taking a bus is about $45, or renting a car is less than $100.
CNN Falls for parody account post on X
CNN falls for parody account of fictitious Rep. Jack Kimble and shares his satire quote on air as if it were real!
Media: “Single income households are a bygone era”
But that is not what the data says. The media doomers made that up.
NPR: Over population bad, now population decline is bad
NPR flip flops from over population bad to under population bad.
Media: “The American Dream is Dead”
“The American Dream is Dead” trope has been around for 50+ years, is not true, but the media loves running these nonsense stories to ruin your life.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is a social media fool
Oregon Gov Tina Kotek posts photo on X saying she signed a bill because of Trump. In reality, she signed the bill in 2023 when Biden was President, and then illustrated her post with a photo from something else in 2025.
Media: Why you cannot rely on media surveys and polls
“The American Dream is Dead” says a media headline based on one survey. But does it mean anything? Possibly not much.
Social: More brilliant intelligence on X
“James” suggests we should pave over the Salinas Valley of CA as a more productive use of land. The valley produces a majority of the US supply of numerous vegetables, berries, etc.
Media: A $100k income in 1996 … was about top 1%
Terrible reporting.
Media: The US is the worst country in the history of the world
The media’s constant doomerisn is off scale.