Who the hell thinks Eric Weinstein is a serious person?

Just finished up listening to the most recent episode, and I am absolutely appalled by EW’s performance. The passive aggressiveness, condescending/snide jabs and bad faith are just so incredibly obvious. Which begs the question, who the hell takes this guy seriously? Even if I were sympathetic to EW’s side of the debate (which I’m not), I would never listen to him again based on how poor of an interlocutor he is. I find it absolutely baffling that anyone could find that style of engagement persuasive. It is truly unbelievable that an ostensible “public intellectual” can put on such an embarrassing performance and maintain any sort of following.