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The author disagrees: So, all told, I think I’ll refrain from applying the ‘crackpot’ label here. I don’t think we should marginalize Weinstein’s ideas by stig
by 0-_-0 5y ago
The author disagrees:
So, all told, I think I’ll refrain from applying the ‘crackpot’ label here. I don’t think we should marginalize Weinstein’s ideas by stigmatizing him—even if he’s trying to do that to someone else.
- threatofrain 5y agoThe author merely disagreed on the stigmatizing tone of crackpot. But given that Eric Weinstein has a large following, is regularly invited to speak in publicized venues, has an important position in industry which should net him some nice connections, and has the money to actualize his ideas... The failure to pursue his own ideas of unified physics for well over a decade, and the failure to develop consensus while saying everyone else is in conspiracy against him is what makes him, in the sum of all things, a crackpot.