Outrage culture in the Bay is strong, and it makes many conversations here impossible or uninteresting. However, I think Sam occupies a rare position that he m

Outrage culture in the Bay is strong, and it makes many conversations here impossible or uninteresting. However, I think Sam occupies a rare position that he may be blind to: He is famous and the media is paying attention to what he says. That makes saying interesting things, which require taking risks, more dangerous, because more strangers are listening to him, his comments are more likely to be removed from their context, and reporters seeking clicks will deliberately misconstrue him. So while I don't think he's wrong, I think his perception of this environment of outrage and right-thinking is exaggerated by his own celebrity. Famous people are forced to be more careful in what they say. That is less true for the rest of us.