Re:Lex Fridman Podcast #309 – John Carmack
by laluser on Thursday August 04, 2022 @05:21PM
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I agree with you. I think OP is way off the mark here. I actually think Lex is super thoughtful and humble. Always giving praise to people and never bringing much of his academia efforts.
He turned his youtube lectures channel on self driving into "MIT AI Podcast", which helped him get a ton of top ML people on and then pivoted that into "Lex Fridman Podcast" with a lot more IDW style crackpots mixed in, lending them credibility that they don't deserve.
Re:Lex Fridman Podcast #309 – John Carmack
by infamouscow on Thursday August 04, 2022 @05:33PM
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So his crime is exploring other topics and expanding his podcast?
You don't have to listen to podcasts you don't like.
I don't think he got famous through Elon Musk, but maybe through Joe Rogan to some degree (he already had hundreds of thousands of views before his first episode with Elon Musk.)
How exactly is he a grifter? Sure he runs ads, like almost any podcast, but I don't think he's trying to sell anything or so.
His interviewing style is peculiar, but that's a matter of opinion, and you're free to not watch his show. He undeniably has a lot of very interesting guests on, and that's probably the main reason why people watch his show.
So what are you even saying?