Yeah, virtually all the pushback against it (especially from the "chapo is a fash pipeline" crowd) is based on this fundamental misunderstanding. It's not hard to correct, and I think it's a branding issue more than anything

as for how common sense it is... well I think it all comes from Matt just kinda working stuff out for himself on the stream. It might not be a revolutionary idea, but his articulation of why twitter arguments are fruitless struck me as true, and I think that's really the core of grillpill