Haven't listened to Dave for quite a while. I listened to Dave often when Q was posting, because he provided a good, broad coverage of a lot of different things, but since then not so much.

I do like his spotlight interviews, in general, but on the whole, less inclined these days.

PS. Not a fan of hopium. Hopium is not healthy in the long run. One should focus more on hopermectin.

The expression hopium appeared in the GA community following the Nov 3 non-election.

Wild speculations, predictions, guesses, assertions, finding their way to the expression, which obviously draws on the existing terms heroin and opium.

Taking the analogy one step further, we might say that hopium (like opium), numbs the pain, brings euphoria and escape from harsh realities for a period of time, but ultimately, does not heal, reinforce health, or rebuild the mental/emotional/spiritual immune system, and, over time, has a deleterious or destructive impact if ingested too much.

This anon coined the expression "Hopermectin", drawing on the currently relevant 'ivermectin' as a metaphor for informational content that, unlike 'hopium', actually does facilitate healing, reinforces the mental and emotional health, and aids recovery of the mental/emotional/spiritual immune system, because where 'hopium' (by analogy) delivers an informational narcotic, 'hopermectin' delivers (by analogy) informational nourishment, medicine. It helps, when taken in the right dosage.

In other words, hopium is fake, ungrounded or dodgy information that delivers a temporary euphoric release from the mental and emotional anguish that dark information delivers to our system, but hopermectin is truth-based, solid and grounded information that stimulates one to reflect, understand, and gain insight in a positive direction, thereby making one more resilient and better able to hold the line and keep up the fight.