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Exactly, it's the Lex Fridman gambit: a reputation for asking safe questions to powerful people tends to snowball because "safe, popular interview platform" is
by schmidtleonard 8mo ago
Exactly, it's the Lex Fridman gambit: a reputation for asking safe questions to powerful people tends to snowball because "safe, popular interview platform" is something they are all looking to self-promote on.
If you want to see the mask slip, watch Lex's interview with Zelensky.
- HDThoreaun 8mo agoFriedman's Zelensky interview was terrible but I think that has more to do with him being a russian nationalist than a bad podcast host