Episode 2308 Scott Adams - CWSA 11/30/23 Elon Musk Tries Honesty, Biden Decomposes, More Fun

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thing I don't understand is I keep hearing people say that Hamas will rearm themselves because of the ceasefire. Where would they get these arms? Is it because they could more easily get to a different tunnel where there's some arms? Because I doubt they're running out of arms. Aren't the tunnels just full of ammo and arms? It seems to me that they've got that area pretty buttoned up. Nobody gets…

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ll the richest man in the world. I can keep this alive as long as I want. Yeah, with money. Are you serious? So if you want somebody to eventually change their mind, you want to make sure that they know it's hopeless and they're going to look like turds until they change their mind.

Apparently there have been substantial cancellations of the Disney app since he said that. Yeah, Disney's going to go full Bud Light because he basically, Elon just sounded the attack, didn't he? It's one thing when DeSantis goes after Disney. Honestly I didn't really care about any of that. It was good politics I suppose, but I didn't really love the Disney DeSantis fight. Wasn't a big fan of that. But this is a different level. This is about free speech itself, the survival of free speech. I do think it's that important. So I don't think Musk could have done much better than that.

And then on a separate topic he said that he's done more for the environment than anybody on Earth. Is that good persuasion? "I've done more for the environment than any single person on Earth." Yes, it's perfect. Do you know what is bad persuasion? "I've done a lot for the environment. I've done a lot for the environment. I've done many things. I will list them." Bad persuasion. Do you know why? Everybody thinks, you know I recycle. Yeah, okay great, I recycle. Yeah we all do. Self for the environment. You're a bigger entity so of course it adds up more but we're all doing our part. You, there was that time I walked when I could have driven. We're all doing our thing. Yeah, big deal. You do lots of things for the, but when he says I'm the single biggest contributor to the environment in the history of planet Earth, you just have to stop and say all right, is he? And then you think well there's Greta but she hasn't really physically done anything. She's just convincing people. Yeah. So if you get into an argument with yourself about whether he's really the number one or would it be more appropriate to say he's only in the top five, if he can make you argue whether he's the number one or well just in the top five, he wins. He wins. Because then it's not you saying well I recycle too. It's a big deal.

All right, but here's my favorite story which is unrelated but related. There are claims now that Elon Musk's rockets for SpaceX are putting holes in space. Does it sound like I made that up? There's actually a sciency explanation to it, but liter

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ally the simple explanation is his rockets are putting holes in space. Does it sound to you like maybe there are powerful entities who have decided to take Elon Musk out? Are you seeing any signs that maybe there's a coordinated attack? His rockets are putting holes in space. Come on, come on. Then the other thing Musk said, which I took to be a comment about the ADL and people who act the same I…

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Wisdom from this episode

"If you want somebody to eventually change their mind, you want to make sure that they know it's hopeless and they're going to look like turds until they change their mind."

To shift someone's opinion, first make them realize their position is hopeless and will make them look foolish if they cling to it.

"Do you know what is bad persuasion? I've done a lot for the environment. But when he says I'm the single biggest contributor to the environment in the history of planet Earth, you just have to stop and say all right, is he? If he can make you argue whether he's the number one or well just in the top five, he wins. Because then it's not you saying well I recycle too."

Claiming only that you've done a lot for the environment invites people to dismiss it by saying they recycle too. But boldly stating you've done more than anyone else triggers a debate over your exact ranking at the top, which means you've already won the argument.