my political position is that i would like things to be noticeably less insane than they currently are. this is considered "not having principles" by people who think everything should be on fire
Scott is so good at writing that he makes me ashamed:
https://www.scottsmitelli.com/articles/em-dash-tool/
"Get excited! Whatever the discussion topic is, make yourself sound really really enthused! Unsettlingly pumped! Chomping at the bit with turgid desire!"
It's a safe bet that most of us have encountered the age-old admonition to "never judge a book by its cover" at some point in our lives. There is a deep wisdom in that advice---wisdom that seems to go completely out the window as soon as a certain type of person spots a certain type of punctuation.