Comment by 400thecat
2 days ago
> Eric Weinstein is the Steven Seagal of Physics
he reminds me of Jordan Peterson. Both are clearly smart (raw IQ) but are deranged, they speak in convoluted sentences that are intentionally overcomplicated and that make no sense and
Russel Brand is the master of this. He will never use 1 word then he can use 10. And he talks so fast that it is hard to parse. By the time you can say 'hang on, that's BS' he has already moved on. He is also an extreme example of audience capture, moving from left-wing comedian to right-wing christian.
Doesn't making nonsense be the opposite of smart?