Useful question. I personally think every bit helps, at every stage of someone's intellectual development. And for a fully radicalized douche like me, I actually learned a tidbit from this video.

No, but having accurate counter-arguments to their bullshit does shut them the fuck up.

I mean, I used to be a liberal. Stuff like this set me right.

Okay, I've never specifically questioned this massive cultural assumption before, and now I am questioning. Am I convinced? Not exactly. I'm not just going to surrender to a leftist Prager U video. But I've already watched it twice, and its given me a lot to think about. Thanks.

i think a *lot* of people would tune out when he uncritically brings up china, and he doesn't show a lot of his working for his claims about increased government programs being the reason for a reduction in poverty. since the 80s much of the world was conquered by neoliberal policies - it's easy for true believers to point to that and claim that is the explanation.

Comrades, first we radicalize JHM. Then, the world!