I like Eric Weinstein as a person. I find he asks important and interesting questions about academia, economics, politics, etc. He's also full of interesting qu

I like Eric Weinstein as a person. I find he asks important and interesting questions about academia, economics, politics, etc. He's also full of interesting quotes, historical facts and alternative perspectives on the world which I enjoy listening to. That said whenever I listen to him I feel my BS detector lighting up in head. He's a smart guy, but he always comes across as a little too confident in his own intellect to know when he's out of his depth. I suspect this is a good example of that. I see myself in him a bit. I think a slight over-confidence in your own abilities can often be a useful trait to have – especially if you're an entrepreneurial person. I guess what I'm saying is that I don't think he's trying to deceitful and I think he's an interesting guy, but you really have to take everything he says with a pitch of salt if you want to get any value from him. Lex Friedman did a wonderful podcast with him last year. It's probably one of my favourite podcasts of 2020. They talk about all kinds of things from music to the nature of love and for me I think this is Eric at his best. Also, the way he's cynicism contrasts with Lex's child-like nativity is really fun to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2nG7-eXxko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2nG7-eXxko