Keep pulling the thread on Ross Douthat.
A "black-pilled" faction of the American right believes the US should abandon its global alliances like NATO and pull back its military and diplomatic focus to North America.
Ross Douthat speculates that Sam Altman believes he might live forever as a digital entity, a goal which would require solving the hard problem of consciousness.
According to Ross Douthat, a "red-pilled" faction of the American right believes the Pax Americana is worth preserving, although it requires alteration.
A faction on the American right that defends Donald Trump's trade policies believes the current US economy is not worth preserving and would accept a period of widespread economic hardship to rebuild it.
Ross Douthat characterizes J.D. Vance's public rhetoric as more aligned with the "red-pilled" faction in his speeches and more with the "black-pilled" faction in his tweets.
Ross Douthat asserts that it is not possible to rebuild the American economy by intentionally inducing a major recession.