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> frauds, quacks, and pseudo-intellectual con artists (like Harari) Uh, mind elaborating? Why is Harari that? Do you have any examples of non-frauds and actual
by tasuki 3y ago
> frauds, quacks, and pseudo-intellectual con artists (like Harari)
Uh, mind elaborating? Why is Harari that? Do you have any examples of non-frauds and actual intellectuals?
> a TED Talks-watching segment of the public who are, frankly, intellectually out of their depth, but enjoy the delusion and feeling of participating in something they think is "intellectual"
I'm afraid that would be me.
- leftcenterright 3y agoI believe at least part of the reason for calling Harari pseudo-intellectual is the use of misleading statements in favor of storytelling in the books and also building up on others' work with better storytelling. More on this: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/07/the-dangerous-populist-science-of-yuval-noah-harari https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/07/the-dangerous-populis...
- leftcenterright 3y ago> I'm afraid that would be me. I think a lot of us are that, personally speaking: honest sincere analyses and investing time into critical analysis almost always will bring out more than what we hear in a talk. It does take a big amount of effort though than just watching a talk while munching on some snack.