### Def Not Walter

Def Not Walter

@defnotwalter

Huh!

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[Paul Krugman](https://substack.com/@paulkrugman)

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[Walter Ackerman](https://substack.com/@whodaguy)

[Apr 25](https://substack.com/@whodaguy/note/c-249017503 "Apr 25, 2026, 12:10 PM")

Wait! What?

“Def Not Walter” ????

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[Def Not Walter](https://substack.com/@defnotwalter)[Apr 25](https://substack.com/@defnotwalter/note/c-249171519 "Apr 25, 2026, 6:30 PM")

Hey that's good. my next user handle will be "UberWalterDoppelganger"

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[Def Not Walter](https://substack.com/@defnotwalter)[Apr 25](https://substack.com/@defnotwalter/note/c-248992852 "Apr 25, 2026, 11:16 AM")

Imagine that anger is a virus and think about what happens when a small group of people with access to "audience" (because everyone is following online, because pandemic indoor dwellers) discover that if they make other people angry in just the right ways they will receive actual money. (they call it "rage farming.") And suddenly whoa everyone is infected with this anger virus. Huh. How did that happen? Where is the rationality in that? (where was the rationality ever?)

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[Def Not Walter](https://substack.com/@defnotwalter)[Apr 4](https://substack.com/@defnotwalter/note/c-238221136 "Apr 4, 2026, 1:47 PM")

Why shouldn't we just assume that closing Hormuz was the actual point? Given your earlier post about anti-trust stuff.

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