Bret:
It is highly plausible that we can disseminate the message that milk is generally safe for babies or that vaccines are generally effective without establishing a precedent for collaboration between the federal government and big tech to suppress individual speech.
Gail:
I agree with you about preserving freedom of expression. However, it is natural to engage in discussions about specific cases and their nuances while safeguarding this right. We will address this matter again in the near future, or perhaps indefinitely.
However, let me briefly divert from the topic and ask your thoughts on Congress. We recently experienced a deficit crisis and anticipate another one in the upcoming summer. What long-term advice would you offer? Should we reduce spending? Increase taxes? Or ignore the situation and hope it resolves itself, as it often does?
Bret:
My advice: Talk less, smile more. Seriously, what we need from Congress and the president is to navigate the next 18 months without fabricating another domestic crisis. With ongoing conflicts like the war in Ukraine, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and China’s aggression towards Taiwan, we already have enough concerns on the international front.
Gail:
Hmm. One person’s contrived domestic crisis could be seen as a reasonable disagreement by another. While Congress may not always captivate our attention, it remains crucial and potentially tedious in its significance.
Bret:
Before we conclude, Gail, I must mention Penelope Green’s comical and remarkable obituary in The Times for Sue Johanson, a Canadian sex educator who passed away at the age of 92. It contains a paragraph that is undeniably the most memorable in the newspaper, at least for the past month, if not the entire year. Allow me to quote it in full:
Is it strange to apply body glitter to your boyfriend’s testicles? Is it safe to engage in sexual activity in a hot tub? Can a Ziploc baggie serve as a condom? If condoms are left in a car and freeze, are they still effective?
Answers: No. No (chlorinated water is too harsh for genitals, especially women’s). Absolutely not. And yes, they are still usable once defrosted.
I mean, after that, what else is there to say?
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