Yglesias, Demsas Debate 2 Online Advice Trends as $164 Billion Shale Gas Savings Reopen Climate Trade-Offs
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Updated · slowboring.com · Jun 18
Yglesias, Demsas Debate 2 Online Advice Trends as $164 Billion Shale Gas Savings Reopen Climate Trade-Offs
3 articles · Updated · slowboring.com · Jun 18
Summary
Matthew Yglesias and Jerusalem Demsas used a new podcast episode to dissect internet dating advice, arguing over whether broad stereotypes help people navigate modern dating or mainly flatten individuals and reward manipulative content.
Andrew Tate and Dan Bilzerian surfaced as examples of the problem: Yglesias said practical self-improvement advice is being ceded to right-wing figures, while Demsas argued the better guidance is personal, specific and rooted in real relationships.
The discussion widened into how online dating content can fuel distrust between men and women, with Demsas saying much of it optimizes for clicks and fear rather than long-term happiness, marriage or healthy risk-taking.
A second segment pivoted to shale gas, where Yglesias cited research estimating U.S. consumers save $164 billion to $227 billion a year from cheaper natural gas versus Europe and Japan.
That gain, they said, sits inside a larger political fight: Yglesias called shale a consumer and emissions win that displaced coal, while Demsas stressed unresolved trade-offs around methane leaks and whether cheap gas slowed greener technologies.