S15 EP170: Hour 2 - The Outrage Mobs
Summary
Eric Erickson critiques the "outrage machine," arguing that Converse and Nike empowered online mobs by apologizing for a harmless ad, while noting that ignoring such noise is the only effective strategy. He praises Rick Jackson’s Georgia campaign for its effective ads targeting Keisha Lance Bottoms and highlights General Motors’ rapid conversion of a factory to produce Patriot missile components, using it to argue that the free market outperforms government-subsidized defense contractors. The episode also covers the viral outrage over Taylor Swift cheering for her husband and discusses Nico…
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Show intro and streaming information
Programming note: Host's daughter's 21st birthday
Converse ad controversy and the online outrage machine
Grievance culture and political outrage on both sides
Comparison to Bud Light and AI water usage outrage
Personal anecdotes: Dog groomer and flight delays
Social media bubbles and Nike's S&P 500 exit
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Taylor Swift cheering on Travis Kelce and marriage data
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Analysis of Rick Jackson's ad against Keisha Lance Bottoms
Car talk: GM, Toyota, and Tesla Cybertruck
GM converting factory to make Patriot missile components
Hope in the private sector and Iran
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Social media handles and YouTube channel update
Nicole Hannah-Jones and standardized test controversy
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