{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/623c9d211c3aa5001204d6ed/623c9d2edeabff00146744fd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reasonable Rant: On Reopening the Economy and the Value of 'The Theorists' - Part 2 (#006)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/623c9d211c3aa5001204d6ed/623c9d2edeabff00146744fd.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Part two of Chris&apos; extremely reasonable rant about:</p><p>How social media influences politicians and the media in a cycle of disinformation</p><p>Bullying in the name of social justice and the intellectual vacancy of the SJW argument structure</p><p>The accuracy of &apos;the models&apos; and how they influence our decisions</p><p>The shortcomings of trying to navigate a secular world &apos;by the numbers&apos;</p><p>Extended discussion on the misuse of &apos;experts&apos; and inconclusive statistics by &apos;The Theorists&apos;</p><p>Who is actually &apos;listening to the experts&apos;?</p><p>The total lack of feedback to social science theories and why they&apos;re constantly wrong</p><p>Varying dangers of infection</p><p>How our society absorbs death</p><p>Whether we have completely overreacted and what that could potentially mean</p><p>Belief in belief</p><p>...and wtf was this Global Citizen concert all about?</p><p><br/></p><p>Please support the show by following @imyourmoderator on all social media platforms and on Patreon, where Patrons get early access to episodes and all essays and writing. Or support the show through our sponsor and host, anchor.fm</p><p>Be Reasonable is also brought to you by Spotify.</p><a rel=\"payment\" href=\"https://www.ko-fi.com/imyourmoderator\">Support the show</a> (https://www.ko-fi.com/imyourmoderator)","author_name":"Chris Paul"}