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So Mark Twain had a famous quote. He said, if voting really mattered, they wouldn't let us do it.

Isn't that great? I mean, it's a good quote. After my dad and I started this year-long experiment, this bet, he and I began talking a lot more.

But the more we talked, the harder both of us clung to the idea that only one of us was right.

Can I read you a Mark Twain quote that I was thinking about just this weekend.

Yeah, absolutely.

And I was thinking about it in relationship to conspiracy theorists.

Mark Twain said this.

It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they've been fooled.

Yeah, I would agree that.

I would agree with that 100%.

Herein lies my conflict with you.

I got to convince you that you've been fooled.

And Zach, mine with you.

Right.

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