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"The phrase "Fake it until you make it" has become "Weinstein until you Einstein""

"My reactions as a physicist were every time Sean Carroll explains something: "I could not think of a simpler way to explain this" every time Eric Weinstein explains something: "I could not think of a more complicated way to explain this""

"Eric Weinstein is the Steven Seagal of Physics"

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> Eric Weinstein is the Steven Seagal of Physics

he reminds me of Jordan Peterson. Both are clearly smart (raw IQ) but are deranged, they speak in convoluted sentences that are intentionally overcomplicated and that make no sense and

Russel Brand is the master of this. He will never use 1 word then he can use 10. And he talks so fast that it is hard to parse. By the time you can say 'hang on, that's BS' he has already moved on. He is also an extreme example of audience capture, moving from left-wing comedian to right-wing christian.

Doesn't making nonsense be the opposite of smart?

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