@sarahdoingthing I dunno, even basic facts seem to be losing ground...
Kidding aside, NYT article is silly. It assumes we once *had* a grip on the truth. No. We just had an elite consensus on what was sacred. 
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they just never tried to poll for them before on a large scale
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It's broken down. There are multiple elite factions, and a "no true Scotsman" elite-labeling going on
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@sarahdoingthing@nytimes I don't think that's accurate. I don't think we have a good way to measure, either.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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elites too. The bourgeoisie is last group to get clued in. Can't see past their next mortgage payment
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I think you are confusing generic urban upper middle-class with elites. They aren't. They have little agency.
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because it doesn't serve their needs... public posture is almost the lowest leverage way for elites to act
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That Thiel has entered the public sphere is a sign of his relative *weakness* among elites.
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Most don't go "the other way" so much as are silent and making divergent bets on econ rather than social side
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I think what you're forgetting is that words are the weapon of the low-discretionary-wealth. Elites vote with $
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