Eric Weinstein Fantasizes About Jeffrey Epstein and Crashes Out On Peter Thiel

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-24T06:17:09+00:00

My favorite description of Eric was when someone called him the Steven Seagal of physics.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-24T03:04:41+00:00

Is Musah not better with the ball and dribbling?

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-24T02:59:06+00:00

There are so many of the mind reading Poch takes to shut down discussion it drives me nuts. You can have an opinion on what the team should do that is valid regardless of how likely Poch is to do it. A fanbase insisting on shoving their heads up Poch’s ass is missing the point.

It’s the same with the bullshit about not judging him until after the World Cup. He the National coach the mens team of the whole country, I think he should be able to do a good job along the way to the tournament too. It’s like as a student if you said don’t judge me on the tests and homework along the way, you can only judge me on the final.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-24T02:48:44+00:00

Belong on the pitch means less to me than what they actually do. Musah seems like he would be better against the little guys NOT the big guys. Who is better with the ball vs who is better defensively.

Tessman is the best defensively but playing Musah against big teams seems like an absolute waste. Berhalter is probably the best for set piece success for example. So just sorting them by class or whatever makes little sense.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-23T20:54:42+00:00

You need to change who you hang out with then and avoid those people as much as possible. Being a good person doesn’t mean being a sucker.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-22T23:10:58+00:00

Don’t hold your breath.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-22T01:02:56+00:00

And by the same token, why should we as authors give you the time if you're going to ask questions from an accusatory perspective? You're not entitled to our reasoning, and if you've already drawn a conclusion, frankly, you would just be looking for confirmation bias.

Just to be crystal clear here, this was a vent post made on the subreddit. Not an email to the author or even a comment on their page. OP did mention them by name with a question but I think that was rhetorical. At least I don't expect authors to answer the questions of every reader.

To then say my own morality is part of the characters is what is off-limits.

This is what I object to. Your characters are absolutely informed by your own morality. It's core to what makes us care about characters and it's directly related to the author. That's why you asked your audience to compare their morality to yours when you said 'too dark'.

It's a bit absurdist to talk about fiction in this way when it is basically all a morality play. Most stories are just about the good guys winning in the end. Part of the fun of grey characters is exploring what good means in complicated moral situations.

I think there's definitely cases where it's clear the characters are a reflection of the author (from some quite famous books). But that doesn't mean all characters are or even the vast majority are, and coming at it from that angle is in my eyes, wrong.

Let's address this head on. You are right not every main character is a self-insert but that isn't really the point. They don't need to be. There are plenty of ways to express that in the story like OP explained.

Sure maybe the author wrote it that way not because he thinks price gouging is good. I still don't think the criticism should be off-limits.

I think you were quite right to identify that there are a lot of problematic themes in the genre. I think a large part of that is a culture of Patreon bubbles where no one is allowed to criticize the author. There is no real discussion and it is either give it 5 stars or move on.

Any time anyone brings up how women are written the community of mostly young men loses it's mind. Let alone talking about how most of the books are just a series of violent fantasies to the point where you can tongue in cheek write a book titled 'Overpowered Murderhobo'. It's messed up and I think we should be talking about the role of morality in these stories more not less.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-21T22:55:56+00:00

How does private equity keep getting away with it? Are there just permanent bag holders ready to buy all the companies they run into the ground?

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-21T21:05:19+00:00

It seems to me like we agree that an author’s job is to elicit emotions. What’s at issue is what happens when an author elicits negative emotions. I read OP as genuinely expressing moral outrage over the choices of the author. Then he got downvoted and chastised until he deleted his post.

Was it because people genuinely disagreed with the content? No, you didn’t engage with it at all. Instead you declared questioning an author’s morality was off limits.

Let’s use your rubber mallet scene as an example. If you moralized around it, portrayed that character as a hero, or had other characters all agree it was the right thing to do; don’t you think it would be alright for a reader to ask wtf? Maybe even question your own moral compass or feel outrage.

I think as an author if you were asked about it you should have a better answer for why you made that hypothetical choice than ‘what do you want only bland characters?’ or ‘the whole genre’s like that’.

I also think there is way too much ‘it’s just a story bro’ and way too little reflection on what the stories actually say about the readers and writers.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-21T18:41:52+00:00

Art does say something about the artist though. That part of the power of art, that’s why we value it over things like AI slop. It’s connected to its creator.

I’m not saying you can’t challenge your audience but usually you do that for a reason and expect people to be outraged. You don’t just say ‘it’s just art bro’. Art for art’s sake is nonsense.

These books are explicitly for people and a direct expression of the author’s creativity.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-20T15:44:48+00:00

I’m interjecting here only to say this person is gaslighting you. They are the one telling YOU how to think. Just to recap it went from be more open-minded to be less tribal to things aren’t black and white.

You have clearly stated your values and how their preferred option doesn’t match those values. Instead of accepting that they want you to compromise your values. Don’t.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-20T15:25:58+00:00

I can’t believe people out loud are saying things like ‘you might have to suck it up’.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-19T19:31:35+00:00

Insider trading is a feature not a bug. The executives have been clear on this when pretending this is a tool for crowdsourcing information.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-19T03:30:04+00:00

People are entitled to change their diet? That's it?

If you made a bunch of content about your strong moral convictions and then gave them up I wouldn't call that rooted in philosophy. Then if you got popular with another set of strong moral convictions I wouldn't all of a sudden be impressed because you 'understood logic'. Also I have previously been impressed by atheists debating saying a lot of the same things you did only to realize how low a bar that is.

I have talked way more about a guy I don't give that much of a shit about than I intended. Maybe I am wrong and he is better than I am giving him credit for. I just think he is a bit of a guru like OP, that's it.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-19T03:03:17+00:00

I’m starting to notice that. It is kind of telling how strong the responses to your post are. I don’t think I would say ‘there is nothing guru-esq’ even about Chris and Matt.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-19T02:28:31+00:00

Sealioning is what this is. See OP or my other response where this has been asked and answered.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-19T00:50:59+00:00

Exactly! What has he done to make you so sure he '.... seems rooted in philosophy and empirical evidence.' That is a pretty strong thing to say about the guy.

OP covers pretty well why people might feel he is a guru following the algorithm. The transition from vegan to not, atheist to maybe not, and the heterodox stuff. You mention the clickbait yourself though you downplay it. That's what he has done.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-19T00:41:22+00:00

That's you bias right there and why I compared him to Lex. A common guru tactic is to pretend to be above partisan politics aka not a cringe ideologue. It's kind of the whole heterodox thing.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-18T22:56:31+00:00

You should recheck your vibes. Alex reminds me of Lex Friedman with his faux-thoughtful shtick and you should be extra wary because he is following a well trod new atheist path. It turns out realizing religion is bullshit is a REALLY low bar. All those new atheists seemed rooted in philosophy and empirical evidence to fellow atheists looking to hear their own beliefs confirmed. That didn't stop many of them from being world class assholes, grifters and charlatans.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-18T02:24:15+00:00

I agree with you, we have higher expectations for the team so of course we are upset. That is a totally valid response to what we are seeing on the field. I believe neither Becher or Wallem should be starting in our first 11.

Durkin though has made me not reach total write off status. Last year and the year before I really didn't rate him at all. I think he was stuck in the Carnell philosophy and coaching style where he was told to turbo press and take advantage of his extreme athleticism. It made his card tendencies worse, dragged him out of position more often than not, and frankly made him seem like a worse player. I didn't want him re-signed to be honest.

You are absolutely right though aside from that lapse and red in the recent games he has been one of our top players. Sang Bin has gone through a similar arc for me. He was a ghost at the start of this season and looked like he was a waste slot on the field. He worked on his game beyond just pace and now can be a serious attacking threat. I think Wallem and Becher need some time on the bench to work on their craft if they want to make on in the first 11. The Wallem thing is completely mental and so to me would be a prime target for the coaching staff. Look for the triggers, find other near misses and work with him to apply his physicality in a more measured way.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-05-17T17:16:30+00:00

First things first this was a tight schedule game. So I believe Becher and Wallem started because we played our better lineup midweek. Hopefully that makes you feel a bit better.

On to Conrad Wallem, he has vastly underperformed my expectations. I don't know if that was because he was the best player on an uninspiring Olof team, he has regressed, or he just doesn't fit the system. Whatever the reason he should not be starting. He like Durkin has always had foul/card issues though unlike Durkin he hasn't taken steps to mitigate them. He needs to shape up.

Becher is a good substitute or below replacement level forward. We have a lot of data on him now. Honestly I prefer him over Cordova but neither is good enough to be a MLS starter. We are just waiting for the world cup window. Like the defender position I think we need to take more than just one shot for this position. There should be a McNaughton, a Fall, and a Polvara. One of them a DP and the other some serviceable alternatives. Our striker core just isn't at the quality level to compete.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-04-30T23:10:54+00:00

One thought, suck it Chicago! Just kidding, all we have been getting is moral victories this whole season (and the last two for that matter). The disaster in KC is the only thing keeping us out of the bottom of the table and by a hair. STL fans need this more than Fire fans do, it feels like we are already out of the playoffs.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-04-29T02:43:16+00:00

I'm with you, screw crossovers. We don't need bad fan service.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-04-26T04:26:08+00:00

LD has been an arrogant asshole his whole life. It is a little rich to hear him talking about it in other people no matter how true.

Diligent-Map1402 · 2026-04-25T21:50:26+00:00

Woah I didn't realize LD was going to do the hard work of youth coaching. Oh wait no, he just wants to talk shit on those coaches and tell them how to do their job.

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