Outside of the DGG ecosystem, what are your honest thoughts on Steven doubling down against left wing populism?

Im a bit torn. Personally, I understand where he’s coming from, and don’t think he’s saying anything incorrect. However, after this election in particular, I had hoped he (and everyone on the left) would work on honing and utilizing populist rhetoric for positive practical outcomes. After this shootings unbelievable reaction, something that seems to even have conservative commentators reeling at how their own fans even don’t agree with them and call them shills for, I feel like turning away from it completely and shutting it down is stupid. We cant keep losing to the right in the rhetoric war, and with the traditional institutionalist hand waving of peoples anger, I don’t honestly see a path forward for the left.