What is wrong with Sam Harris?

He recently appeared on the British podcast "TRIGGERnometry" and made the following comment:

Hunter Biden literally could have had the corpses of children in his basement, I would not have cared

To a sane person, this is an outrageous statement to make. I'm a fan of TRIGGERnometry and have listened to the whole podcast with Harris so I'm aware that he was elaborating on his perspective of Trump when he made this comment, but it's still a really unhinged thing to say and he was being absolutely serious when he said it. I have no idea why anyone would follow this guy or consider him credible in any way because there is something demonstrably wrong with him. He is clearly a troll and will do and say anything to get attention (he always has), but I actually think he is mentally ill as well.

He spent years criticizing Christians, which endeared him to the Left...then when that got boring to people and the novelty wore off he started criticizing Islam, and to an obsessive degree. Although this brought him attention, it also isolated him from many liberals. Now, he's decided to go after Trump and say the most absurd things about him because he wants to regain recognition from the Left and ingratiate himself with them again.

He really is pathetic.

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Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M

Tbh though I've listened to them a lot in the past, I find the self proclaimed intellectuals to lose their perspective as they gain a following due to the positive feedback loop around them at all times. They also tend to waffle and intellectualise so much they devoid themselves from the reality of what they're talking about and end up with bad takes that people take as granted because "smart person/smart sounding person said it".

They forget every human is fallable in their knowledge and they're often tripped up by opinion and bias which they all fall into eventually. Look at Jordon Peterson for example.

SW-User

@Ryannnnnn I understand your point but I disagree about Peterson. In my view, he has been on a journey of self-discovery. Sam Harris is compete trash compared to him...absolutely no similarities between them, and Peterson is superior in every way.

Note: I'm aware that Peterson has developed a reputation for trying to appeal to the right, but this is bullshit. I watch his YouTube channel multiple times a week and many of the subjects he talks about aren't widely discussed or political in any way. He has addressed some significant issues in relation to the progressive left, but that is only because they require a response...and an effective one at that. What we are being confronted with now is insanity and his response to that is very justified.

Harris, on the other hand, has always been an attention seeking troll void of any real intellect.

Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M

@SW-User See the issue is that when we speak about certain things they are political. People will talk about them, identity and the like are and have always been inherently political. Regardless though, since I've seperated myself from the politics I see it as what it is and it seems ever more removed from reality the more I listen and the older I get.

People tend to fall for the narratives but the reality is much milder. I think getting wrapped up in the left right dynamic just confuses everybody and warps them into the shape of the spiral of opinionated narratives. You can't be objective at that point and that's why I'll listen to the occasional podcast but I don't invest my time into these people anymore. They're just as fallable and opinionated as any other person no matter how learned or verbose they might be.