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90. If America Is a Train Wreck, Why Am I Doing Fine?

No Stupid Questions

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Is There a Difference Between the Left and the Right in the United States?

Pray 85% of us are disturbed by the direction of the us. But then think about ukraine being invaded by russia. Much do we americans feel that kind of existential threat? Maybe it's just because we have a really hard time assessing how a big let's say complex dynamic system works, and therefore we assume a lot of, not just mystery, but downside to it,. Whereas ourselves, we understand. And there's also just the size issue. So if you think about thedirection of the country, that just sounds impenetrably large, impenetrable Complexity is one reason why people don't want to get involved in politics or change things too much

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