Coffee With Scott Adams — Knowledge Archive July 10, 2026
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ith the fact that if there were any one poll that you really wanted to be corrupted, that would be the one. That's the one, because it's going to get headlines and the news likes shift in momentum stories. They don't like "well he's still ahead" stories so much, but they love "oh, somebody came from behind, the comeback kid." So New Hampshire is all about creating the artificial come-from-behind s…

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ed off, meaning it might not have been political. Might have been a dirty trick or something that they reversed. Okay, all right. Well, maybe that's already fixed.

There's a brand new blood test that can detect cancer in two hours, and it doesn't cost much. It's like just a few bucks. Um, wouldn't that change everything? A blood test that can accurately find cancer in two hours and it doesn't cost much for the test. Wouldn't you do that test after a certain age? Wouldn't you do that test every three months? It's only a few bucks. Yeah, I don't think it's quite ready for the market, but apparently it passed some tests. So that's pretty awesome. Could be a big improvement in 2024.

I'd like to give you once again my periodic warning: don't fall for the love languages con. You know that idea that people have a different love language? Some people can only feel love if you give them, let's say, quality time. That's one love language. Or gifts, or acts of service, or physical touch, words of affirmation. I think there might be another one I'm missing. But everybody apparently has their preferred way they want to receive love. It's a con. Don't fall for it. And if anybody ever tells you their love language is acts of service or gifts, they're trying to get a free butler. Don't go for the free butler. "Oh, if only I do everything she wants, she'll love me. If I also buy her stuff. So if I buy her gifts and then do everything she wants, she will love me." No, that's not really love. That's a trick. Yeah, run away from that as fast as you can.

Now, to be fair, I got some pushback from an author, Andrew Christian, who said when I said this on X this morning, he said, "You offer much wisdom, Scott, but relationship mastery is not in your skill stack." Is that fair? Is it fair to say relationship mastery is n

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ot part of my expertise? I think that's half right. Here's the half that's right: I cannot tell you how to make a relationship work. Nope, no idea. The best I have for you is that when two good people meet young and get together when they're young, often it works great. I hear otherwise. I don't have any advice, no advice whatsoever. But I would like to push back on Andrew's comment that I have n…

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