I don't think we should call Weinstein alt-right. He's quite a conservative conspiracy prone guy and I don't particularly like him myself, but so far I haven't

I don't think we should call Weinstein alt-right. He's quite a conservative conspiracy prone guy and I don't particularly like him myself, but so far I haven't seen much suggesting far right leanings. > should we be spending time discussing Eric Weinstein at all? Fair question, perhaps not. We're doing that however because the guy is sort of famous by now and because he has made extraordinary claims about his own work and abilities. Extraordinary claims from sort of famous people inevitably draw attention. > we'll hear about it in due time I think it would be better if the question got settled sooner rather than later. If he's (mostly) right then he's a great misunderstood genius and we should start pursuing his theories and at the same time we should start draining the academic swamp that he alludes to. If he's wrong however, we should know it quickly so that we stop wasting our time with him.