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“ No one cares what a high school student thinks about the path to peace in the Middle East” likewise no should care what a basketball player thinks about climate change or vaccines. No one should care what a political pundit thinks about abortion, no one should care what a country music artist thinks about gun control. We should care what the experts think, experts with credentials, climatologists, etc…
— Jun 29, 2025 11:46AM
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Glenn Butler
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“Many people believe anecdote and stories before they believe facts, because stories are real to them.”
We’re not born scientists for sure.
— Jul 01, 2025 01:54PM
We’re not born scientists for sure.
Glenn Butler
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Bland, boring book, with a bunch of trite suggestions, be positive, use genuine flattery, don’t argue
— Jun 29, 2025 02:04PM
Glenn Butler
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Caitlyn Jenner, born Bruce, said, “My brain is much more female than it is male.”
— Jun 29, 2025 12:25PM
Glenn Butler
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Billionaires have wealth addiction and they need court ordered sanctions and rehab. “There’s no 12-step program for money addicts because our culture lauds the behavior.”
— Jun 29, 2025 12:06PM
Glenn Butler
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You know who needs to write a best seller about unfair inequality in America? A billionaire, a Gates, or a Buffet, or a Bezos, when presented by someone that can’t be accused of being bitter or jealous.
— Jun 29, 2025 11:53AM
Glenn Butler
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Chapters 3&4, the power of big names and celebrities and the audience interest. Ugh, I want experts, their credentials and expertise. A celebrity’s opinion on anything other than their craft is not worth hearing.
— Jun 27, 2025 01:13PM
Glenn Butler
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Chapter 2 was a short jaunt on another uninteresting section of the trail. Toss out jargon, omit tired words. As a writer she would agonize over the facts, as a good writer should. Editing was more relaxing. She was eye-witness to good reporters mangling the facts.
— Jun 27, 2025 12:51PM
Glenn Butler
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Preface has list of 15 principles for persuasive writing. I found it idealistic. Chapter 1 was a slog, the infidelity of her father, her tenous relationship with her mother while growing up in northeast PA, misogyny in her workplace. Unsurprisingly, she discovered she was a better writer than many of her peers, and by 32 had an article on the front page of the WSJ.
— Jun 27, 2025 12:40PM
