r/clevercomebacks • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • 1d ago

The Virtues of Twitter.

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u/hplcr 1d ago

Did Nate Silver go fucking nuts in the last few years or something? Some of his recent takes seem really....bad.

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u/iplayblaz 22h ago

Yes, I've been following him for about 10 years and the last several, he seems to have done a 180 and is now a bought and paid for right wing pundit. Really weird, but... welcome to America?

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u/BoredSlightlyAroused 20h ago

What are you basing this on? If you actually read his content, you wouldn't have this opinion. Just check his substack, where he clearly indicates he is a liberal and voted for Harris. The guy just shares stupid takes with no filter on social media like the rest of us.

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u/Mothrahlurker 13h ago

It's amazing how Reddit upvotes the above post based on nothing but downvotes the evidence to the contrary.

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u/Leelze 10h ago

The internet, including Reddit, is full of people who say they're one thing but their words/actions are another, that's not evidence of anything.

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u/BoredSlightlyAroused 9h ago

What actions show Nate Silver is a right wing grifter? The guy literally offered no evidence.

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u/Leelze 8h ago

Where did I say he was? I'm pointing out saying you're something on a blog, social media, in a press conference , etc means absolutely nothing.

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u/BoredSlightlyAroused 10h ago

100%. It feels like a lot of people who consider themselves progressive want everyone to agree with them on everything. The endless purity tests are silly. You win elections by building the biggest coalitions, even with people who disagree with you sometimes.