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Academia has it's own special brand of politics, intertwined with vying and competing for relative scarce positions. That's why it gets personal: sticking label

Academia has it's own special brand of politics, intertwined with vying and competing for relative scarce positions. That's why it gets personal: sticking labels on people is a favorite past-time. It's a cesspool of accusations and counteraccusations, nothing to do with the matters at hand for millions of people.

kgarten 6y ago
Who is sticking labels on whom? They give a lot of context, go into details in the next episode and have also later Becca Lewis on the show to discuss some more about the Weinstein Brothers. I found it quite interesting, to shed light on their claims from another perspective. They didn’t go into name calling or labelling anybody.
- stareatgoats 6y ago
  > They didn’t go into name calling or labelling anybody. Oh pleez, give it a rest. Eric Weinstein is "part of the current reactionary ecosystem. And what a part he is." In what universe is that not a label? I'm not against categorizing people according to political category, but the more petty and fringe criteria you use , the more it takes on an inter-academic slanderous hue, a politics fixated on (famous) people and who-said-what, not on daily and pressing needs among people living in the slums and piled up in prisons. I'm sure you don't agree, but have a nice day all the same.
  - kgarten 6y ago
    Actually I agree with your sentiment. Yet, I would say Eric and the IDW are not really helping people living in slums or are piled up in prisons. They are more in the intellectual celebrity camp, so I feel that podcast is really highlighting that. I don’t listen to the creators much, I just find it annoying that Eric, Bret and others get so much exposure on hacker news. As there are some rather stupid elements in their argumentation (the podcast makes a good point there...). Personally I’m a big fan of Democracy Now! Amy is doing stuff compared to just making podcast episodes and complaining about Evergreen ;)

kgarten 6y ago

Who is sticking labels on whom? They give a lot of context, go into details in the next episode and have also later Becca Lewis on the show to discuss some more about the Weinstein Brothers. I found it quite interesting, to shed light on their claims from another perspective. They didn’t go into name calling or labelling anybody.

stareatgoats 6y ago
> They didn’t go into name calling or labelling anybody. Oh pleez, give it a rest. Eric Weinstein is "part of the current reactionary ecosystem. And what a part he is." In what universe is that not a label? I'm not against categorizing people according to political category, but the more petty and fringe criteria you use , the more it takes on an inter-academic slanderous hue, a politics fixated on (famous) people and who-said-what, not on daily and pressing needs among people living in the slums and piled up in prisons. I'm sure you don't agree, but have a nice day all the same.
- kgarten 6y ago
  Actually I agree with your sentiment. Yet, I would say Eric and the IDW are not really helping people living in slums or are piled up in prisons. They are more in the intellectual celebrity camp, so I feel that podcast is really highlighting that. I don’t listen to the creators much, I just find it annoying that Eric, Bret and others get so much exposure on hacker news. As there are some rather stupid elements in their argumentation (the podcast makes a good point there...). Personally I’m a big fan of Democracy Now! Amy is doing stuff compared to just making podcast episodes and complaining about Evergreen ;)