How Do You Know What To Believe?

Mark brings up a poll "YouGov" Jim asks some good questions about the poll What people believe versus what is actually the case Perception versus reality What % of the country is black? The guys talk about reality versus speculation How many marriages are mixed race? local versus national and how we're being misled How many families make more than $500,000 What % of Americans are vegetarian? Mark brings up his brother - in law and the idea that we all need different diets/consumption What % of Americans live in NYC? What % of Americans are transgender? We are expending energy on tiny slivers of the population and we are being distracted from our real problems Mark brings up Disney and Jim feels optimistic about race, gender and ESG trends moving back to center Both guys are optimistic about the ship turning back to practicality Mark identifies these trends as social engineering and not human nature The poll is now over and Mark shares some commentary The media runs race, gender and wealth stories - you're being brainwashed The reality is that most people are practical and think just like you do Mark cites events that are blown out of proportion Jim says the media and advertising are one in the same and speaks about the history of the media Jim tells his dynamite story - the media fuels and incites false narratives Media got regulated and now it's come full circle back to monetary incentive The media is driven by money and advertisers and not the news Jim brings up Big Pharma Mark brings up the upcoming NFL season and political campaigns Mark is a fan of investigation before acceptance Mark tells his bank teller story - the human condition What does the "mainstream media" even mean anymore Joe Rogan comes up as one who is being authentic and practical - answering only to himself Mark - "Dad, how do I know what to believe?" Mark distinguishes between the left, the right, the middle and then the fringes on the right and left Jim thinks that's a 3rd party Mark mentions Tip O'Neil.  The Dems and Repubs used to get shit done over dinner and cocktails Mark talks about Magic and Larry Bird Jim bring up LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick Jim is bothered by the race baiting the most Mark ends with how to deal with emotion and not taking the bait