Real Coffee with Scott Adams

Episode 3027 CWSA 11/23/25

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Nov 23, 2025
Dive into the intricacies of Trump's reconciliation style and media narratives around climate risks, including a surprisingly quiet hurricane season. Scott critiques the link between TV and depression while praising dialogue advocates like Bill Maher. Explore Elon Musk's thoughts on homelessness and his engineering mindset influencing public discourse. The conversation also touches on healthcare inefficiencies, systemic fraud in budgets, and Texas's move to ban Sharia courts. Finally, unpack the nuances of marriage and the evolving definition of soulmates.
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INSIGHT

Performance Persona Wins Political Flexibility

  • Trump treats public attacks and rapid reconciliation as part of a performance people accept as 'the show'.
  • Scott Adams says that persona lets Trump verbally maul opponents then invite them to dinner five minutes later.
ADVICE

Own A Domain By Making A Dashboard

  • Build a simple, ranked dashboard of the few most predictive climate variables to become the default authority.
  • Publish updates publicly so journalists and the public rely on your dashboard as the canonical source.
INSIGHT

Watch For Reverse Causation In Studies

  • Observational studies can be backward: depression causes TV watching more than TV causes depression.
  • Scott Adams highlights reverse causation as a caution when interpreting such findings.
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