Author: Crowhill Report

Pigweed and Crowhill review a recent article by Dr. Jonathan Haidt, in which he argues that social media is making us stupider.

233: Social Media is Making Us Stupid

Will Elon Musk be able to reverse the trend?

Disney, which has a huge presence in a conservative state, has decided to annoy conservatives. Florida punches back.

Revolt in Disney’s Florida Kingdom — Its alienating push into Florida politics is a warning for other CEOs.

221: A Retrospective on Donald Trump

We try to be fair. Did we succeed?

Rev. 3:16 has Jesus saying to the church in Laodicea, “So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth,” which is popularly taken to mean that it’s better to be all in or all out, but if you’re only partly committed to God, you’re distasteful.

The actual message is probably that Jesus wants them to be useful, since both hot and cold beverages are useful, while lukewarm beverages are not. (Here is an interesting explanation on why lukewarmness was particularly relevant to Laodicea.)

But this article seems to fit with the common interpretation.

People who are securely and avoidantly attached to God experience less distress than those in the middle

If I’m reading it right, it says when you compare commitment to God and anxiety, the less anxious people are the ones on the ends — i.e., those who are fully committed or “avoidant.” It’s the people in the middle who are anxious.

This was a fun P&C episode. We did some research into the possible origins of various phrases people use all the time.

220: The origins of common phrases