For example, he often speaks out against alcohol and legitimately so, but my impression is that it is convenient for him because he does not like to drink: would he follow his own recommendations if he liked alcohol instead? He takes positions that he does not follow and marries himself to "causes" because they suit him. ![]() When interviewed, he has a ready answer for any question, which for some may demonstrate his knowledge, wit and intelligence, to others, like me, he seems to be pulling answers out of his backpack. He maintains his intellectual position at the top of the mountain through fog, smoke and utter confusion, which is admirable for the audacity, but also rather unsettling. When he talks with pace, conviction, determination and apparent curiosity - I say apparent because I have never heard him change his outlook on anything, whatever he proposes is doable and there must be some low IQ person in charge or some sort of rent-seeking behavior to make it not happen - about what I know (biology, AI, my country, women's rights), he is far from having a solid grasp of the subject, despite his conviction, tone and determination.īut no one objects because he interviews and is not interviewed - sometimes he is, next point - and his guests usually shy away from replying to questions and opinions, informed or uninformed, about classical music, paintings, Chinese cuisine and obscure African poets. I throw together a few ingredients, but I am not a chef. He says he learned to speak Spanish, then I hear him speak a few words of Spanish, and what I get is that he knows a few Spanish words and phrases, which in my opinion is not the same as speaking the language. He greatly overestimates his knowledge of science, technology, art, cooking and everything else excluding, maybe, economics. Some, perhaps more than a few, of his questions - "I ask the questions I want to ask and not the questions you want to ask" - more than curve balls seem like balls thrown off the field: "Try to hit this one!" To the point that his guests are puzzled, but they do not want to look ignorant or poor guests and do not react. ![]() What I write may appear overly critical, but he is a public figure and it goes with the territory. On the other hand, there are many things that bother me about him. On the one hand, I appreciate his breadth (but not depth, next point) of knowledge, his charisma, his pace, and his energy, all very admirable traits and qualities.
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