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@scocio @Shadabshs Thanks! 🥰

@lukeburgis Sounds good. 👍

@lukeburgis How does the USA’s Second Amendment relate to the situation in Ukraine: a country defending themselves from a Russian invasion with no other countries offering military aid?

@DeanLJ ❤️

Great post. 👍 https://twitter.com/asmartbear/status/1497654926876545031

@asmartbear 👀

RT @cliffordlevy: Julia, a teacher and Ukrainian volunteer, weeps as she waits to be deployed to fight Russian troops around Kyiv on Saturd…

@hunterwalk @ellenchisa These are great. 👍

@bentoalson "Small manageable goal for the day" FTW. 👍

"Every action you take is a vote for the person you'll become." – @JamesClear

In Canada, you can also donate to @CUFCanada:
https://www.cufoundation.ca/cuf-ucc-ukraine-humanitarian-relief/

The Red Cross is responding to urgent humanitarian need in Ukraine. 🇺🇦❤️


Join me in donating to the @ICRC here:
https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine

These images coming out of Ukraine are heartbreaking.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/in-pictures-what-it-looked-like-in-ukraine-after-russia-attacked-1.5794198

❤️🇺🇦

@abigailotwell 😭

@NathanG @scottmathson I think @podysseyapp does the best job of surfacing good, organic podcast episode recommendations.

@LeviNunnink @SHAWNHOSEA Yes. It’s largely overblown, and applies largely to psychology and sociology research:

“Part of the problem is that many reformers come from a narrow swathe of academia. The authors are predominantly from psychology, social and behavioural sciences.”

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01509-7

@SHAWNHOSEA @LeviNunnink Allan Savory isn’t credible.

And that’s the benefit of science: a collection of experts rigorously review an individual’s ideas.

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2017-2-march-april/feature/allan-savory-says-more-cows-land-will-reverse-climate-change

https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/04/allan-savorys-ted-talk-is-wrong-and-the-benefits-of-holistic-grazing-have-been-debunked.html

https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/4472/RANGELANDS-D-13-00044.pdf

In science, you can't just amplify an unproven idea.

You do your research.

Then, you share your research with colleagues, and get them to review your data, poke holes in it.

It doesn't get published until it's gone through a long process of scrutiny.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1432068592246444035

@Mqsley I understand the idea that the NYT doesn't always get the story right...

But how did we get to "the NYT can explicitly not be trusted?"

And what about reading a plurality of sources? (BBC, WP, WSJ, CBC, National Post, Globe & Mail, Aljazeera)

@SHAWNHOSEA @LeviNunnink In science, you can't just amplify an unproven idea.

You do your research.

Then, you share your research with colleagues, and get them to review your data, poke holes in it.

It doesn't get published until it's gone through a long process of scrutiny.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1432068592246444035

"False balance is a bias which gives unsupported or dubious positions an illusion of respectability. It creates a public perception that some issues are scientifically contentious, though in reality they may not be."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_balance

@digitalbase He can't be adding "balance" if the points he's adding to the conversation are bullshit.

Misinformation does not add balance.

https://gizmodo.com/spotify-will-never-do-anything-about-joe-rogan-1848363039

https://www.bbc.com/news/60199614

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/science-podcaster-calls-spotifys-support-joe-rogan-slap-face-2022-02-01/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/arts/music/fact-check-joe-rogan-robert-malone.html

@digitalbase You’re going to have to be more substantive than “your logic is biased and plain wrong.”

What makes JRE part of a “well-balanced meal?”

@SHAWNHOSEA @LeviNunnink Not exactly sure how you’re quantifying “Joe being wrong about *some* things?"

Also, how are you quantifying the “mainstream media’s intent is to persuade?”

How is that measured?

@dr @nomoremondaysfm Nice! 🙌

Just added you to our list of "Podcasts for bootstrappers." 👍

https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers/

@whatrocks thanks for the nice mention of @TransistorFM here! 🙌

https://www.charlieharrington.com/my-diy-free-podcast-hosting-setup/

@mattruby I think there's evidence of people being moved by celebrities and vaccination/non-vaccination:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/24/elvis-presley-polio-vaccine-world-immunisation-week

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/when-it-comes-vaccines-celebrities-often-call-shots-n925156

https://gizmodo.com/read-roald-dahls-heart-rending-endorsement-of-measles-v-1682995322

@rrhoover Livestream of their 1997 concert is live right now:

https://www.twitch.tv/daftpunk

@heyjoshwood NICE!

I hope this is next on your checklist. 🙏

@SHAWNHOSEA @LeviNunnink I said “good science, that employs a process of rigorous review by experts (in discipline, cross-discipline).”

Can you give me an example of a “great advance in science and technology” that have come from people “way outside their field of expertise?”

@mattruby You seem to be giving a rationale for why he's popular (which I've seen DHH and others do as well).

I understand why he's popular.

I'm arguing that he (and Elon) are being irresponsible with their influence.

@LeviNunnink @SHAWNHOSEA This is why genuine expertise and responsible institutions matter.

Of course, if you only read the tabloids, you're going to get bad information.

Dr. Caroline Buckee (Harvard) has a good piece on who qualifies as an expert:

https://leaps.org/who-qualifies-as-an-expert-and-how-can-we-decide-who-is-trustworthy/particle-4

@SHAWNHOSEA No single source should be the sole source for truth, but a plurality of reliable sources can be.

This is the whole basis for the scientific process.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1439691019142852608

@mattruby To imply that Rogan doesn't have influence over how people think & behave seems silly.

It's the "Oprah effect," the "Elon effect," the "Rogan effect."

https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/culture-week/2021/12/14/the-elon-effect-how-musks-tweets-move-crypto-markets/

@JackEllis At @TransistorFM we send audio invoices via RSS, which I personally read out.

For folks saying "Yes, but Rogan has had some reputable scientists/guests on his show..."

If you went to a restaurant 10 times, and 3 times they served you rotten food that made you sick, would you go back?

For folks saying "Rogan doesn't have that much influence over his listeners."

The entire rationale for podcast ads (read by hosts like Rogan) is that they have an unusual amount of influence on their listeners. They recommend products and people buy.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2021/08/13/podcast-advertising-for-dtc-marketers-why-it-works-and-how-to-get-started/?sh=5c1ad1a93d43

@mattruby The entire justification for podcast ads (read by hosts) is that hosts have an unusual amount of influence over their listeners.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2021/08/13/podcast-advertising-for-dtc-marketers-why-it-works-and-how-to-get-started/?sh=5c1ad1a93d43

@typeoneerror It's the singular attention to one source (Elon/Rogan) that seems to be the problem.

(Listening to a plurality of news sources and genuine expertise is important).

There's hubris from Elon's "tech humanism" where he presumes to have the answer to all of society's problems.

@typeoneerror I think folks like Rogan and Elon have tremendous influence over the ways their fans think and act.

Their fans mimetically copy their thinking, attitudes, beliefs, and act out of those things.

@rsobers @JackEllis If you’re using the meals analogy…

Don’t meals made with rotten ingredients turn out rotten?

(Regardless of how long you cook them?)

And if a chef served you a rotten meal even 3/10, would you go back?

@SHAWNHOSEA It’s the plurality of sources and expertise that’s important.

The NYT’s take on event isn’t credible on its own. But if I read the BBC, CBC, WP, WSJ, Globe & Mail, and the National Post, I should be able to gather a sense of what’s happening,

Rodeo clowns were always a side show, a momentary distraction from the main events: barrel racing, bull riding, etc.

Putting figures like Rogan and Elon at the center of your media diet is like making the clown the main attraction of the rodeo.

I’m not saying that media personalities and tech CEOs can’t be part of the conversation.

But increasingly, folks are eschewing credible sources of information for singular influencers, Substacks, and YouTube channels.

They’re eating junk food instead of a well-balanced meal.

@typeoneerror Are there examples of South Park creating big real-world movements akin to the vaccine hesitancy/distrust we’ve seen Rogan create?

@typeoneerror Do you think that it was to the extent that it is today?

I’ve had lots of friends who enjoyed South Park, but it didn’t influence their thinking in the same way I see Elon fans mimicking his talking points + philosophy.

@rsobers https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1496167714419019781

The antidote isn’t “more Rogan,” it’s:

- good science, that employs a process of rigorous review by experts (in discipline, cross-discipline)
- good reporting from multiple institutions. If you read multiple sources (BBC, NYT, WP, WSJ, etc) you should get a good sense of reality

@JackEllis If you mix a few healthy ingredients into bullshit it doesn’t automatically become a healthy meal; it’s still bullshit.

@mattruby What proof does he have that Rogan’s fans are merely “listening” and not “following” the advice/rhetoric they hear on the show?

(Last few paragraphs)

@scottbolinger But the antidote to that is:

- good science, that employs a process of rigorous review by experts (both in that domain, and cross-discipline)
- good reporting from multiple institutions. If you read multiple sources (BBC, NYT, WP, WSJ, etc) you should get a good sense of reality

For folks like Rogan, “free thinking” means interviewing folks on the fringe like Dr. Malone.

His bias is to ignore the established science, and to seek out (and amplify) rogue opinions.

It’s done under the banner of “revealing the hidden truth,” but it’s trash science.

One definition of free thinker is: “a person who thinks freely or independently: one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority.”

If you’re forming your opinions independent of established expertise, that’s a problem.

@rsobers Except the “experts” Rogan is choosing to talk to are often folks on the fringe like Dr. Malone.

It’s a side-show dressed up like journalism.

No editors, very little fact checking, very little retractions/corrections, very little balance or genuine reporting.

@scottbolinger “Pretty broad” in which way?

One definition of free thinker is: “a person who thinks freely or independently: one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority.”

If you’re forming your opinions independent of authority and expertise, that’s a problem.

Fans of “free thinkers” like Elon, Rogan, etc are heavily influenced by what they say.

They don’t see Rogan as “just a comedian,” they seem him as a leader, guru, expert in current events.

Ironically, these “free thinkers” are influencing how their fans think.

@_jolvera @randfish 🥰

In the past, provocateurs pushed the limits in media like South Park, Borat, stand up.

But back then, people didn’t get their news from South Park, or form opinions on important topics like vaccines from George Carlin.

They provoked thought, but weren’t our sole source of news.

“Provocateurs (like Joe Rogan and Elon Musk), are driving a polarizing new strain of political conversation. These personalities brand themselves "free thinkers" untethered to political dogma.”

– @sarafischer, @nrothschild3, @axios

RT @mijustin: Today on my newsletter, I share the story of two entrepreneurs I first read about 20 years ago.

Their example has inspired m…

@CANADALAND @SarahMaslinNir The NYT headline made it seem like police were arresting all protesters at gunpoint during their operation.

When, in fact, there were hundreds of arrests, and there’s only evidence of a few “with guns drawn?”

A correct headline: “police arrested a few protesters at gunpoint.” https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1495072626607280131

@HarrisJosh hey! Just finished listening to your bonus episode on the “Rise and Fall of MH.”

As someone who left the faith years ago (after being in ministry for ~10 years) I really appreciated you sharing your story. 👍

@NSValley Pencil crayons.

Grew up in Stony Plain, Alberta.

@mohitmamoria @petersuhm @Mailman_HQ @JackEllis @usefathom It really depends on your category (not all categories have good affiliates).

You can start by googling “best [in your category]”

So for you it might be “best gmail plugins.”

Often, the top listicles that show up are run by affiliates.

@PhilMctimoney Thanks!

Thanks!

I’d love to have more folks who follow me on Twitter join my newsletter:

http://justinjackson.ca/newsletter https://twitter.com/nickfrosty/status/1495504060094599174

@nickfrosty Thanks Nick!

@m1guelpf Where do you get the $3m number from?

@m1guelpf is this true? https://twitter.com/pluggedinn/status/1495246939838840840

@dvassallo ☝️ lifestyle design

I just love the way Pete and Laura's example inspires me to want to live life more fully.

@PhilMctimoney Thanks. Should be 1996. Fixed.

@DataLeonWei Thank you! 🙏

Today on my newsletter, I share the story of two entrepreneurs I first read about 20 years ago.

Their example has inspired me since then.

"When all your choices are made with freedom & simplicity in mind, then freedom & simplicity is inevitable."

https://justinjackson.ca/the-good-life

RT @monodot: Excellent blog from the @mijustin - pursue freedom and simplicity. https://justinjackson.ca/the-good-life

@eliajf They learned, early, that they wanted to be rich in time when a planned weekend trip didn’t go well.

But you’re right: know what you want (and why you want it) is an important step.

@dr Yikes!

@dannoblaster They "came for the truckers" because most Canadians don't support 20+ days of blockades, noise, and occupation.

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/two-thirds-of-canadians-support-use-of-emergencies-act-and-want-freedom-convoy-cleared-out-poll?utm_source=pocket_mylist

Agreed.

Anyone following the protests in Canada closely can see that the @nytimes’ coverage has been abysmal. https://twitter.com/AdrianMorrow/status/1495088078599372800

@jsonperl In British Columbia, Feb 21st is “Family Day.”

@JThorn_ Very nice. 👍

@sherwinmdev I'm not on the @tailwindui team.

Great read from Isabelle. 👍 https://twitter.com/iroughol/status/1494567385654874124

@adamwathan A few come to mind:

- @sivers
- Kathy Sierra

@beingbrad 🙏

@StephenWilson But why not Podcast Pacifists?

@JamesCridland @Clew_less 💯

As I've said before, I can't support Tesla as long as Elon is CEO. (Even though I'm excited about their mission and like their products)

Musk is not a good leader.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1487951413955084288

Elon just deleted the tweet. Here it is.

“While Musk’s legion of fans will no doubt claim it’s “just a joke,” it’s still jarring to see the richest person on the planet compare world leaders in functioning democracies to Hitler.”
– @paleofuture, @Gizmodo

This is fucked up.

A meme like this isn’t in good taste from anybody, much less a CEO with as much influence as Musk.

The tech culture needs to stop admiring him. He’s a 50-year-old man acting like a child.

This isn’t a funny joke; it’s reprehensible. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1494216634822766594

@typeoneerror @Wealthsimple Oh dang! I was planning on setting up USD on Wealthsimple.

Would you not recommend?

@maxverse @TransistorFM 100%

1. Teaming up with a co-founder who's really good at things I'm not allowed me to fully operate in my strengths

2. Serving podcasters (creators) is so fun for me personally. I love seeing folks using the product; I get hyped on their shows

3. I can run my days how I want!

Podcasts must have just hit it big time.

(The front page of my small town newspaper has the word “podcast” in the headline 😜)

@DesireeSColeman It’s true. I’m pretty lucky. 🥰

💯 https://twitter.com/mariepoulin/status/1494164979867549697

@mikevardy 😮😮😮

@AlbanBrooke 🥰

@mirandashafer @AlbanBrooke ☺️

@MrPaulBae This Ottawa resident is a national treasure.

"A part of our history"

@AlbanBrooke My mom reads every newsletter; not sure if she listens to every podcast though. 😉

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1462133622098456578