50% of marriages end in divorce
Olivia Wilde noted that 50% of marriages end, arguing this reality should change the cultural conversation around divorce, especially when children are involved.
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Post-Fact-Check Chat: Railroad Tracks, Death Penalty Debates, and Penélope Cruz Admiration
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Between recordings, Dax lay face-down on the studio carpet and challenged Monica to drag him off imaginary railroad tracks — she couldn't budge him, though she insists she'd get supernatural strength in a real emergency. The story escalates into Dax and his friend Aaron's elaborate plan for a Superman-outfit railroad funeral, and eventually a dual-cannon midair collision funeral. From there, the conversation pivots seriously into a long exchange about the death penalty prompted by watching a documentary about a woman faking a pregnancy. Both Dax and Monica describe evolving away from pro-death-penalty positions: Dax because he learned the average legal cost of a death-row inmate exceeds $1 million (negating his original fiscal argument); Monica because she became less fearful and more aware of wrongful convictions. Both agree the issue is hopelessly messy. Dax also shares his fascination with bullets traveling faster than the speed of sound.
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San Francisco's average rent rose 18% over the past two years to $3,728/month, surpassing New York City as the most expensive rental market in the country.
SF average rent: $3,728/month
San Francisco's average monthly rent now stands at $3,728, surpassing New York City to become the most expensive rental city in the United States.
Bobby walked 7 miles with dicks drawn on face
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World poverty: 60% in 1950 vs 10% today
In 1950, about 60% of the world lived in extreme poverty; today it's about 1 in 10, attributable to capitalist economic growth.
6M US children fell into poverty 2021–24
From 2021 to 2024, 6 million children fell below the poverty line in the US after the expanded child tax credit expired.
Private adoption costs $40,000–$70,000
Private domestic infant and international adoptions typically cost $40,000 to $70,000, while foster care adoption is the most affordable route at $0 to $2,000.
Only 40% of men have ever reproduced
Historically, only 40% of men have ever reproduced — Galloway uses this to argue that romantic success requires effort, not a hall pass.
7th of 10 children
Robby Hoffman is the 7th of 10 children raised in a Hasidic household in Montreal, where the family was poor and comedy was a survival mechanism.
No concept of 'too soon'
Robby's Hasidic community had no concept of 'too soon' in comedy — if it was funny, you threw it, and if you bombed, your sibling told you immediately.
