Change My View

A discussion with /u/Silverboy101 about his CMV Post "Neil DeGrasse Tyson had a Point" on the topic of Neil Degrasse Tyson's controversial tweet following the back-to-back mass-shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton OH in August 2019. Links: Neil Degrasse Tyson's Controversial Tweet: https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/1158074774297468928?s=20 Dayton Shooting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Dayton_shooting El Paso Shooting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_El_Paso_shooting 2k-upvoted post by /u/Silverboy101: https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/cmhh4p/cmv_neil_degrasse_tyson_had_a_point/ The New Change A View website: https://changeaview.com/ Media Coverage of Change A View: https://changeaview.org/press/ Minute-long animation of scary increase of political polarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEczkhfLwqM Shameless plug: My personal resume pursuant to my post-UC Berkeley Sep 2019 job hunt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehatch/

This Podcast is all about www/reddit.com/r/changemyview and you can find more about the larger Change My View world, including other podcast platforms we're on, at: www.changemyview.net Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/acj6dy/cmv_america_is_the_corrupted_enterprise/ Reco's from OP: (twice in a day!) Manufacturing Consent By Noam Chomsky https://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Consent-Political-Economy-Media/dp/0375714499 Rolling Stone Article on Military/Intelligence Budgets https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/secret-government-spending-779959/ PBS on Eisenhower Speech: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eisenhower-farewell/ Referenced by Michael: Graham Allison article I disparaged on imminent US-China conflict: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/united-states-china-war-thucydides-trap/406756/

This Podcast is all about www/reddit.com/r/changemyview and you can find more about the larger Change My View world, including other podcast platforms we're on, at: www.changemyview.net Original Post: https://reddit.com/r/changemyview/com... We recorded this live on Sunday, March 10, 2019 Reco's from OP: Manufacturing Consent By Noam Chomsky https://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-... Texas Forensics Association: https://www.txfa.org/ Two relevant books from Michael's fall 2018 UCLA Political Science 142 Class w/ Prof. Zaller Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't by Robert G Kaiser Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/030770016X/... The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307455777/... Shameless Triage Plug: http://www.mehatch.com/#/triage-project/

Aisha is a single mom who posted about being judged from two fronts, by traditional family members with their ideas about single motherhood, and a tech culture that offers challenges of it's own to a mom who wants to make time for her child. Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/a59hxx/cmv_single_mothers_should_not_be_stigmatized/ She posted to /r/changemyview on the advice of her TEDx coach to flesh out her ideas, and in this episode, she describes how her experience as an OP changed her approach to the whole issue. Her blog post, which led to her new project, can be found here: https://medium.com/@aishah529/yes-im-a-single-mother-but-no-you-can-t-buy-my-daughter-off-of-me-eec19703b44a The "best practices" comment by /u/bjankles is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/a59hxx/cmv_single_mothers_should_not_be_stigmatized/

A discussion with /u/jtfoster2 on the politics around abortion, childcare, and larger topics of political parties and how the discussion is framed. Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/9ysyv9/cmv_if_republicans_do_not_support_abortion_or/ Relevant links to polls of Americans on the topic: https://news.gallup.com/poll/1576/abortion.aspx https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/18/new-poll-reveals-pro-life-leanings-among-majority-/ https://news.gallup.com/poll/154799/americans-including-catholics-say-birth-control-morally.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/192404/birth-control-divorce-top-list-morally-acceptable-issues.aspx

Original 6,800-Upvoted Post on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/9zx07n/cmv_it_should_be_legal_for_homeless_people_to/

When does a fun hobby turn into a challenging endeavor? Can you master a skill and still enjoy it? This is the tension at play in this episode of the Change My View Podcast, featuring today's OP "thorface". Here's some relevant links and info: Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/9wq6fe/cmv_a_hobby_cant_be_fun_if_you_get_serious_enough/ Original art in thorface's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vahagn9038/ The "Quotes" sub thorface mentioned: https://www.reddit.com/r/quotes/top/ The Flow-State TED Talk with the guy who has the long last name: https://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow?language=en Knight-themed hoodie that showed up mid-podcast via Google Adwords crazy genius AI and/or coincidence: https://www.rosegal.com/mens-hoodies-sweatshirts/autumn-and-winter-models-solid-color-men-s-retro-elbows-drawstring-mask-knight-sweater-men-6508452.html The Ad in question as it appeared during the podcast recording: https://i.imgur.com/NK7F6KS.png

CMV Live recording, on topic of Borg Queen in First Contact: "CMV: First Contact, while an exciting film, ruined the Borg by introducing the queen" Here's the original post by OP and Artificial Intelligence PhD Researcher /u/5xum (Pronounced "Pentium"): https://old.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/9ctpje/cmv_first_contact_while_an_exciting_film_ruined/

CMV mod Liz Weeks (u/PepperoniFire) joins Michael and Kal to talk about her blog posts on changemyview.net. The first is about her thoughts on how Facebook could improve its content curation, drawing from her experience on Reddit, and the second is about concerns relating to Reddit’s redesign and how it impacts discussion-based subreddits. Show notes: https://changemyview.net/2018/04/26/cmv-021-facebook-curation-and-reddit-redesign/ Listen/subscribe on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/change-my-view/id1170964711?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/change-my-view-podcast/change-my-view?refid=stpr PocketCasts: http://pca.st/l5N0 PodBean: https://href.li/?https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3ivpt-65834/Change-My-View-Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/changemyview SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/changemyview

u/Kor03d joins us to talk about his post on democracy’s defence against malicious propaganda (or, in his opinion, lack thereof). u/tehbored, who responded to his post, also joins the discussion about half way through. Show notes: https://changemyview.net/2018/04/11/cmv-020-democracy-vs-propaganda/ Listen/subscribe on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/change-my-view/id1170964711?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/change-my-view-podcast/change-my-view?refid=stpr PocketCasts: http://pca.st/l5N0 PodBean: https://href.li/?https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3ivpt-65834/Change-My-View-Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/changemyview SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/changemyview

u/Neighbor_ joins us to talk about his post on judging historical people by today’s standards, and u/Ansuz07 – who participated in this post – also shares his thoughts on it. Show notes: https://changemyview.net/2018/04/01/cmv-019-judging-history/ Listen/subscribe on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/change-my-view/id1170964711?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/change-my-view-podcast/change-my-view?refid=stpr PocketCasts: http://pca.st/l5N0 PodBean: https://href.li/?https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3ivpt-65834/Change-My-View-Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/changemyview SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/changemyview

u/illQualmOnYourFace joins Michael to talk about his CMV post on the recent Facebook scandal, and u/the_saad_salman and u/PM_ME_UR_Definitions come on for the second half to talk about a post on voting representation. Show notes: https://changemyview.net/2018/03/28/cmv-018-facebook-voting/ Listen/subscribe on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/change-my-view/id1170964711?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/change-my-view-podcast/change-my-view?refid=stpr PocketCasts: http://pca.st/l5N0 PodBean: https://href.li/?https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3ivpt-65834/Change-My-View-Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/changemyview SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/changemyview

Alex Frankel joins us to talk about his Master’s Thesis “What Are They Thinking?”, and towards the end of this episode you’ll also hear from Will (AKA u/Neutrino_gambit) who recently posted in CMV about Yes or No questions. Show notes: https://changemyview.net/2018/03/12/cmv-017-what-are-they-thinking/ Listen/subscribe on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/change-my-view/id1170964711?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/change-my-view-podcast/change-my-view?refid=stpr PocketCasts: http://pca.st/l5N0 PodBean: https://href.li/?https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3ivpt-65834/Change-My-View-Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/changemyview SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/changemyview

u/roach_brain joins Michael to discuss his post about playing heavy metal music at parties. The delay in releasing this episode was due to finding time for post-production to cut out bad audio from Kal’s mic. Show notes: https://changemyview.net/2018/03/01/cmv-016-heavy-metal/ Listen/subscribe on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/change-my-view/id1170964711?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/change-my-view-podcast/change-my-view?refid=stpr PocketCasts: http://pca.st/l5N0 PodBean: https://href.li/?https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3ivpt-65834/Change-My-View-Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/changemyview SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/changemyview

This episode begins with u/sdneidich exploring his CMV post on standardized chargers. In the second half, u/YKMR3000 joins to talk about his post on the morality of hell. Show notes: https://changemyview.net/2018/02/16/cmv-015-charging-into-hell/ Listen/subscribe on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/change-my-view/id1170964711?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/change-my-view-podcast/change-my-view?refid=stpr PocketCasts: http://pca.st/l5N0 PodBean: https://href.li/?https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3ivpt-65834/Change-My-View-Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/changemyview SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/changemyview