>For a public intellectual like Will Wilkinson all press is good press; he lives in a world of ceaseless self-promotion, and is not properly situated to underst

>For a public intellectual like Will Wilkinson all press is good press; he lives in a world of ceaseless self-promotion, and is not properly situated to understand what being targeted by an international media outlet feels like for folks outside of that world. Will Wilkinson was fired few weeks ago based on one tweet. He knows. He has also been close to the rationalist community from the start and has no ill will. He is in good position to criticize and he does it well. His criticism probably hurts most because it's so insightful.