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Contra Pritchard On Liberal Happiness

Scott defends liberalism against claims it has failed by explaining that happiness scales logarithmically with income, so our 225x wealth increase since medieval times correctly predicts the 3-point happiness gain we've actually seen, and recent declines are due to COVID rather than systemic failure.

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Jul 21, 2026 1,920 words 404 likes 493 comments Listen · 14 min Read Read Opened Opened
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Fascism Can't Mean Both A Specific Ideology And A Legitimate Target

Scott analyzes how the term 'fascist' combines factual meaning with implied violence-justifying connotations, making its casual use potentially dangerous in current political discourse.

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Oct 10, 2025 1,983 words 441 likes 1,303 comments Listen · 12 min Read Read Opened Opened
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