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Scott argues that Trump supporters and conservative-aligned people who push back on bad administration policies should be supported rather than pressured to publicly denounce Trump, as they're often the only ones who can effectively prevent worse outcomes.

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Mar 18, 2026 1,563 words 473 likes 775 comments Listen · 10 min Read Read

The FDA Has Punted Decisions About Luvox Prescription To The Deepest Recesses Of The Human Soul

Scott Alexander argues that doctors should prescribe fluvoxamine for COVID-19 despite FDA inaction, urging them to overcome discomfort with off-label use when evidence supports it.

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Dec 22, 2021 3,031 words 162 likes 252 comments Listen · 21 min Read Read

Can Things Be Both Popular And Silenced?

Scott Alexander argues that the Intellectual Dark Web can be both popular and silenced, explaining various mechanisms of social censorship and how they apply to controversial thinkers.

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May 23, 2018 6,450 words 0 likes 939 comments Listen · 45 min Read Read

It Was You Who Made My Blue Eyes Blue

In a fictional story, five islanders confront their society's religious taboos after a shipwrecked sailor points out their blue eyes, leading them to question and ultimately reject their beliefs.

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Oct 15, 2015 6,334 words 0 likes 366 comments Read Read

Hitting Below The (Bible) Belt

Scott shares a comedic video about people praising a non-existent Pope, using it to humorously critique Catholic tendency to believe in nonexistent father figures.

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Mar 8, 2013 185 words 0 likes 21 comments Read Read

Are mass hallucinations a real thing?

Scott questions whether mass hallucinations are real, distinguishing between mass hysteria (false beliefs) and actual shared vivid hallucinations, and asks for evidence of the latter.

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Oct 3, 2010 273 words 17 likes 10 comments Read Read
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