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Kasparov seems to be a respected public intellectual or at least it’s debatable which is more than you can say for most others (though maybe that’s the exceptio
by techostritch 2y ago
Kasparov seems to be a respected public intellectual or at least it’s debatable which is more than you can say for most others (though maybe that’s the exception that proves the rule).
- xanderlewis 2y agoI think he’s a thoughtful and wise man anyway; it doesn’t seem to have much connection to chess.
- vkou 2y agoIs that because he is actually a genius, or is it because he has a platform to talk from, and he talks from it? Because I find that there's a very wide range among 'well-regarded (by some) public intellectuals.' Some of them say things worth thinking about. Many others, not so much, the only noteworthy thing about them is that they stand on a soapbox.