The death of a public intellectual

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Post by judiisis » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 4:44 AM UTC

The death of a public intellectual
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Post by esafak » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:03 AM UTC

Develop interests of your own and go beyond public intellectuals. Don't let all your information get recommended to you, only some of it. Reach out for the rest yourself. Books are very efficient at conveying information, so read some to get a lay of the land before going deep.

Also, consider that there is more to know than you have time to learn, so be selective. Are you going to act on it? Is it going to give you pleasure?

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Post by 4ndrewl » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:07 AM UTC

It's grift, all the way down.

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Post by eBombzor » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:11 AM UTC

Reminds me of Huberman.

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Post by ABeeSea » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:11 AM UTC

Maybe read the works of actual accomplished academics and not videos from YouTube grifters?

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Post by greendude29 » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:11 AM UTC

> First it was Jordan Peterson, then it i was Eric Weinstein, then Chamath, the list goes on. Most recently, it’s been Peter Zeihan.

These are not intellectuals, let alone public ones. They are all American and follow a 'clickbait' model to public discourse. Seems like you repeatedly fall for it and enjoy doing so. Nothing here reflects any form of intellect.

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Post by barrysteve » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:16 AM UTC

Peter Zeihan, really?

The culmulative effect of Jordan's lectures fits too neatly into the Screwtape Letters.

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Post by irrational » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:19 AM UTC

Those floating shapes on the right side are so distracting that I couldn’t make it through the post.

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Post by dilyevsky » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:20 AM UTC

I didn’t even know he was sick

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Post by LoFiSamurai » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 5:22 AM UTC

greendude29 wrote: post #6

> First it was Jordan Peterson, then it i was Eric Weinstein, then Chamath, the list goes on. Most recently, it’s been Peter Zeihan. These are not intellectuals, let alone public ones. They are all American and follow a 'clickbait' model to public discourse. Seems like you repeatedly fall for it and enjoy doing so. Nothing here reflects any form of intellect.

How is being American relevant? Also, Peterson is Canadian.