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> Listen to... Lex People can do that? I always assumed Lex was a CIA psyop to experiment with the ability to make people sleep on demand.

beernet 8mo ago
While that might take it a little too far, Lex surely is a dangerous individual. On various occasions did he sympathize with the war and terror that Russia is doing in Ukraine. I do not click on any of his content because I will not support these (and a few other questionable, to say the least) views of his. Also his image of an MIT researcher is hilarious.
- spacechild1 8mo ago
  Yes. How do so many people fall for this guy? I find him pretty creepy, to be honest.
  - cedws 8mo ago
    Pretty sure he’s a complete fraud too. He associates himself with MIT despite only having had a short stint teaching non-credit classes. One of his papers was apparently so flawed it’s been wiped from existence. Plenty of info online if you want to go down the rabbit hole.
- parineum 8mo ago
  > On various occasions did he sympathize with the war and terror that Russia is doing in Ukraine. I'm not a devotee of his but I've listened to a few of his podcasts when I like the guest. I have an idea of how someone would come away with your impression given lex's interview style but I'd be pretty surprised if anything he said would, to me, fit your impression. That said, I'd like an example if you have something specific to point to that might change my mind or if it's just a general takeaway you've gotten from a corpus of interviews on the topic (which would be totally valid but wouldn't change my mind).
  - beernet 8mo ago
    > That said, I'd like an example if you have something specific to point to that might change my mind This guy wanted Putin on his podcast to hear his side of the story (let that sink in) and spoke Russian to Zelensky. Willingly wanting to provide a platform for a mass murderer who is best known for large-scale social media propaganda. This is not an "impression" of his "interview style". This guy implicitly supports terrorist acts.
    - parineum 8mo ago
      > This guy wanted Putin on his podcast to hear his side of the story (let that sink in) Many people have interviewed serial killers and not supported serial killers. I would very much like to know Putin's actual motivations which would unlikely be spoken but his stated motives would also be enlightening. I'm sure he'd go on with the standard "Nazis in Ukraine" line but in a 2-3 hour interview, I might get some new insights I don't get from 3 sentence sound bites. We know so much about Hitler from his own writings and speeches. It seems to me that your philosophy on "platforming" Putin would also apply to making the words of Hitler available to the public. Is there someone you think _could_ interview Putin responsibly? > spoke Russian to Zelensky I don't see the significance of that. They both speak Russian and English fluently. I don't know if Friedman speaks Ukranian but I'm not understanding what the implication is here. Surely the interview was in English since the podcast is? > This is not an "impression" of his "interview style". This guy implicitly supports terrorist acts. Implicitly being the key word here and is certainly subjective. If the body of evidence you're presenting is "would interview Putin" and "spoke Russian to Zelensky", I don't find that convincing.
      - beernet 8mo ago
        > Is there someone you think _could_ interview Putin responsibly? No, and no one should, see next answer. > Implicitly being the key word here and is certainly subjective. If the body of evidence you're presenting is "would interview Putin" and "spoke Russian to Zelensky", I don't find that convincing. "Would interview Putin" implies "is willing to provide a huge international platform for a terrorist and still-active mass murderer who is best known for his effective propaganda of peoples' minds". If you do not find that convincing, you are not alone at all. This has been the objective of Russia all along.
lbrito 8mo ago
He's just another alt right podcast grifter.
nsvd2 8mo ago
I'm a big fan of his. I particularly enjoy his long technical interviews like the one he did with Peter.
dpoloncsak 8mo ago
You don't really listen for Lex, but his guests.

beernet 8mo ago

While that might take it a little too far, Lex surely is a dangerous individual. On various occasions did he sympathize with the war and terror that Russia is doing in Ukraine. I do not click on any of his content because I will not support these (and a few other questionable, to say the least) views of his. Also his image of an MIT researcher is hilarious.

spacechild1 8mo ago
Yes. How do so many people fall for this guy? I find him pretty creepy, to be honest.
- cedws 8mo ago
  Pretty sure he’s a complete fraud too. He associates himself with MIT despite only having had a short stint teaching non-credit classes. One of his papers was apparently so flawed it’s been wiped from existence. Plenty of info online if you want to go down the rabbit hole.
parineum 8mo ago
> On various occasions did he sympathize with the war and terror that Russia is doing in Ukraine. I'm not a devotee of his but I've listened to a few of his podcasts when I like the guest. I have an idea of how someone would come away with your impression given lex's interview style but I'd be pretty surprised if anything he said would, to me, fit your impression. That said, I'd like an example if you have something specific to point to that might change my mind or if it's just a general takeaway you've gotten from a corpus of interviews on the topic (which would be totally valid but wouldn't change my mind).
- beernet 8mo ago
  > That said, I'd like an example if you have something specific to point to that might change my mind This guy wanted Putin on his podcast to hear his side of the story (let that sink in) and spoke Russian to Zelensky. Willingly wanting to provide a platform for a mass murderer who is best known for large-scale social media propaganda. This is not an "impression" of his "interview style". This guy implicitly supports terrorist acts.
  - parineum 8mo ago
    > This guy wanted Putin on his podcast to hear his side of the story (let that sink in) Many people have interviewed serial killers and not supported serial killers. I would very much like to know Putin's actual motivations which would unlikely be spoken but his stated motives would also be enlightening. I'm sure he'd go on with the standard "Nazis in Ukraine" line but in a 2-3 hour interview, I might get some new insights I don't get from 3 sentence sound bites. We know so much about Hitler from his own writings and speeches. It seems to me that your philosophy on "platforming" Putin would also apply to making the words of Hitler available to the public. Is there someone you think _could_ interview Putin responsibly? > spoke Russian to Zelensky I don't see the significance of that. They both speak Russian and English fluently. I don't know if Friedman speaks Ukranian but I'm not understanding what the implication is here. Surely the interview was in English since the podcast is? > This is not an "impression" of his "interview style". This guy implicitly supports terrorist acts. Implicitly being the key word here and is certainly subjective. If the body of evidence you're presenting is "would interview Putin" and "spoke Russian to Zelensky", I don't find that convincing.
    - beernet 8mo ago
      > Is there someone you think _could_ interview Putin responsibly? No, and no one should, see next answer. > Implicitly being the key word here and is certainly subjective. If the body of evidence you're presenting is "would interview Putin" and "spoke Russian to Zelensky", I don't find that convincing. "Would interview Putin" implies "is willing to provide a huge international platform for a terrorist and still-active mass murderer who is best known for his effective propaganda of peoples' minds". If you do not find that convincing, you are not alone at all. This has been the objective of Russia all along.

lbrito 8mo ago

He's just another alt right podcast grifter.

nsvd2 8mo ago

I'm a big fan of his. I particularly enjoy his long technical interviews like the one he did with Peter.

dpoloncsak 8mo ago

You don't really listen for Lex, but his guests.