Yes, exactly. If more people were writing on Moldbug’s topics (structural improvements to government, differences between past and present that we completely miss because we are surrounded only by present, shittiness of many modern institutions, especially politics and academia) I doubt I would read him. He tends to exaggerate his theses and make overly sweeping claims (the comments often have good rebuttals), and I try to avoid people who say false things, especially interesting false things. His numerous mistaken comments on prediction markets are a good example.
But in the current intellectual climate, I think he adds a lot of valuable signal. I’m not the most objective b/c his areas of interest strongly overlap with mine, but for me he’s a must-read.
Yes, exactly. If more people were writing on Moldbug’s topics (structural improvements to government, differences between past and present that we completely miss because we are surrounded only by present, shittiness of many modern institutions, especially politics and academia) I doubt I would read him. He tends to exaggerate his theses and make overly sweeping claims (the comments often have good rebuttals), and I try to avoid people who say false things, especially interesting false things. His numerous mistaken comments on prediction markets are a good example.
But in the current intellectual climate, I think he adds a lot of valuable signal. I’m not the most objective b/c his areas of interest strongly overlap with mine, but for me he’s a must-read.