Is the update's existance a good thing for BushOklahoma?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Reminder that Bushie would literally be in jail right now if not for Update.

Would that be such a bad thing, really?

...and with this we have proof that even if the die hard Update don't personally care about Bushie, the anti-Updaters obviously don't either.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Here's how I see it. I also welcome attempts to debunk this.

Update consists of Bushie providing updates on his life. This includes many foolish and just plain bad decisions and ways to go about things. The forum provides better advice. Bushie ignores most of it.

However even the few times Bushie does listen to us is a positive. Duke provided a few examples. It's also possible Bushie might subconsciously make a few better decisions on the basis of Update feedback or can bad ideas before he even posts about them.

Even where Bushie ignores the good advice, there is no negative. He makes the bad choice he would've made anyway and is no worse off for it than he would've been without Update.

So on balance it's a net positive even if a small one, and can not possibly be a net negative. To be a net negative would require people intentionally giving bad advice, and Bushie following it. That has never happened.

Update harms no one, and does provide a small benefit to someone, even if that benefit could be bigger.