Given the wide range of intellectual, ideological & political opinions of individuals said to be in this web, it would be incoherent to think all of them do more harm than good or the other way around. I'd like more attention given to some & less to others. Other ppl will differ https://twitter.com/eanmax10/status/994542237999665152 …
That is often a smear too. 'You don't really dislike this person's ideas. You're just jealous.' Just another way to avoid engaging with the criticisms of ideas. Like smears aimed at many of them that they're insincere & just trying to make money. We can do better than that
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I absolutely agree that we should look to see if the critics are going after their ideas. But I think the ones who are, such as you, James
@GodDoesnt or@AliceDreger -whoa re all helpful- are outnumbered by those who can't cope with their success or exposure in any capacity. -
But you're already putting me in a position of 'critic' when the two thinkers I admire most in the world are Pinker & Haidt, I love Sam Harris and have great respect and personal liking for Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying and think very positively of many others.
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One cannot coherently be a critic or a supporter of such an intellectually diverse group of people and trying to be is not helpful. Yes, people who object to anyone who criticises authoritarian, political blank-slatism will loathe all of them & see them as a tribe but they're not
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And I don't think seeing the problem as 'people who can't cope with their exposure' is really getting it. Those people are quite happy for people they approve of to have loads of exposure so exposure isn't the issue. Ideology is.
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I guess I view someone like yourself, who really just looks at these DWers' ideas in and of themselves, as a minority rather than majority. It can be a smear, but most of the loudest critics of the Dark Webbers seem to be at least partly motivated by sheer resentment.
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