Lulu Cheng Meservey(@lulumeservey):Palmer gets it: If you're going to say something everyone agrees with, you might as well have said nothing at all. You're not going to build a following of people who say, "I just love his right-down-the-middle, very hedged takes that everyone agrees with." If some people love what you're saying and some people hate what you're saying, that's a lot better than having everybody lukewarm agree with you. Don't waste time communicating about what everyone already agrees on. Focus on the things where you need to change their mind.

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Lulu Cheng Meservey@lulumeservey

2026.06.30 20:15

Palmer gets it: If you're going to say something everyone agrees with, you might as well have said nothing at all. You're not going to build a following of people who say, "I just love his right-down-the-middle, very hedged takes that everyone agrees with." If some people love what you're saying and some people hate what you're saying, that's a lot better than having everybody lukewarm agree with you. Don't waste time communicating about what everyone already agrees on. Focus on the things where you need to change their mind.