It will be interesting to see how these people's network state ambitions pan out. If only they invested their time and money in improving the states in which they already live.

Hey Ed, does the Atlantic do article gifting links? If so, could you send me a gift link to this article?

Linguistic. If you haven't already, I recommend checking out other research by Sander van der Linden to learn more about inoculation psychology. It largely involves forewarning people of circulating false narratives.

Is this worthwhile or productive as a default? Doesn't this reflect a sort of close-mindedness and failure to be open to engaging with people you disagree with? I totally get it if you block anyone who's MAGA because they're being disrespectful, but I don't see how this is default admirable.