This is an amazing quote, and it's true well beyond politics.
There is no they.
Everyone is figuring it out as they go.
You can just do things.
Kevin Weil says everyone is figuring things out, so people can simply act
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OpenAI's Kevin Weil argues that no hidden "they" controls outcomes, since everyone is improvising as they go and people can simply act. The post frames this as true beyond politics, responding to a quote from Lindsey Graham about how he came to understand political power.
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This is an amazing quote from Lindsey Graham about when he realized how politics works. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/lindsey-graham-ukraine-russia/687898/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=ntatl&utm_medium=social
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