Low Fact Podcast

Dave and Matt continue the discussion of the Dunning-Kruger effect and also talk about the problem with trying to make everything "equal", searching for answers, free money, making it easier to do the right thing, family being key when laws are weak, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about how many times you have to fail before you quit, different kinds of co-workers, what being a true leader means, the Dunning-Kruger effect, some study advice, "big picture" people, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about President Trump's idea of making Canada the 51st state, some of the oddities of being American, mercy and being merciful, weighing up the odds of things in life, the stresses and pressures which come with being an adult, and other stuff.

Libertarianism, reparations, cheating, mercy, expecting other people not to do things you do yourself, things being situational, whether exceptions prove the rule, taking different approaches depending on whether you are for or against something, extreme examples, and other stuff.

Putting your faith in another person, expecting other people to do things for you, sacrificing, immigration enforcement, Spartan society, survival, betrayal, homelessness in Santa Monica, political swings, having too many options, group mentality, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about the purpose of companies, being motivated by fear, nuts that are hard to crack, finding the best nut, dating apps, nothing being made with quality any more, high density housing, everything being in very few hands, hard work, buying cheap stuff, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about railing against dumb luck, talk therapy, being a volunteer student counselor, dealing with testosterone, golf, younger people & social media use, Einstein, general relativity, interstellar travel, the vastness of space, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about a lot of life being about "good enough", discrimination, little dogs, government debt, people only doing what they really want to, preparing your kids for life, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about working out whether someone is an enemy or an ally, wanting more, whether the rich can enter heaven, moral rules, reading the bible, hangovers, reaction videos, Gen Z, looking into things, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about tariffs, picking and choosing, honest conversation, everything being a zero sum game, buying durable goods, changing your behavior, mass production, stopping discrimination and cronyism, outliers, timing, being an employee, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about the signal controversy, the ultimate goal, joining, changing stuff from the inside, actions speaking louder than words, electric cars and cars from the 1980s, picking and choosing being a dangerous idea, exercise & weight loss, parents screwing up their kids, being chosen by God, success in society and government, Napoleon, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about finding what works for you, everything being BS, Paris Hilton, the documentary American Meme, influencers, being truthful, commercialism, light bulbs, the themes in Oliver Twist and how nothing has changed, getting honest answers, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about accents, the world's longest place name, the movie Anora, tariffs, politics as usual in Washington, holding the line, the Covid lockdowns, the key to being successful, spending money, people being joiners, open borders policies, picking and choosing, attacks on the family, and other stuff. Matt also has a bit of a rant about smart phones and people being disconnected from...

Matt and Dave talk about family, being a political creature, inherited characteristics, Michael Jordan & Charles Barkley, the news coverage of President Trump, having a work-life balance, blaming your parents for stuff, women making better employees than men, total honesty, the movie Crazy People, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about the latest stories in the news, rocket systems, borrowing money, kicking the can down the road, mental health, DEI policies, corruption, athletes and innate abilities, a story from the book Freakonomics, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about you either being an adult or not, anti-nicotine campaigning, civility, things being too easy, corruption, the problem with smart phones, mass media, humans being joiners, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about failure, looking down on others, the origins of USAid, Cicero, family & the pater familias, the animated movie Flow, cronyism, rights, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about their Superbowl predictions, it being hard to find good content, globalism, whether your efforts count, government money, food stamps/EBT, George H.W. Bush, giving your all, flirting with evil, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about the immigration controversy, getting as far as your abilities take you, not actually trying to get anything resolved, the prisoner's dilemma, benefits to cheating, choosing an option for society that strengthens family and the law, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about poor substitutes for things, the Mad Mad Max Movies, social media, Pearl Davis, AI, Korean and southern food, growing up in the hood, society being run on feelings, making the decision to go on when disaster strikes, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about the aftermath of the LA wildfires, DEI philosophy, being incentive driven, climate change and Malthusians, attacking capitalism, expecting people to behave honestly, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about the devastating destruction of the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, holding ourselves and other people accountable, Jimmy Carter, Hyman Rickover, holding a grudge, complaining about stuff, turning a blind eye to corruption and incompetence, not being able to fix things, and other stuff.

Archimedes, living an unnatural life, inability to take a compliment, smoking and joking with friends, prank videos, the love of money, retirement, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt discuss New Year's resolutions, soap operas, illegal immigration, breaking the rules, blue light camera towers, starting to act right, coming up with a game plan that works for us, eating fast food, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about professed beliefs, mass media, false intimacy, the pressure to buy things, whether intent matters, the church closures during covid, various kinds of folks in the military, corrupt behavior, blood bonds versus transactional ones, and other stuff.