I know his controversy has been beaten to death here, but this clip from the Modern Wisdom podcast really shows the kind of people who thrive in the podcast/guru scene.

Right after the exposé, Huberman says his popularity grew. He got invited on late-night shows, and other podcasters, celebrities and even A listers from Hollywood reached out to him. Dude’s basically bragging about how being exposed just made him more powerful.

It’s the same story every time—when stuff like Diddy’s cases go public, we wonder how this kind of behavior stays hidden for so long. Then you hear how guys like Huberman get rewarded for being predators, and suddenly it all clicks.

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Despite finding these people about as funny as diabetes, I constantly get reels of Theo Von, Andrew Schulz, Shane Gillis etc. appearing on my social media (nice job algorithm). They seem to be an extension of Rogan (dumb guys pretending to be not dumb) and also seem uniformly right-wing/pro-Trump. Presumably these people have millions of followers. It seems like these guys present a genuine danger given that they’re poorly read, not fact-checked and thrive on misinformation. As someone who has a lot of respect for the Christopher Hitchens’ (RIP) and Steven Fry’s of this world, it’s depressing that the ‘conversation’ is now dominated by these personalities. Am I reading too much into this or do these morons genuinely have as much attention and influence as they seem to?

It’s impressive how much Brett can talk without saying much. I mean this is supposed to be his subject.

Dr. Mike has a phd in sports physiology and is the best YouTuber in the bodybuilding and fitness community. On his personal channel where he mostly talks about politics and how to “make progress” in society, he is a much less positive influence.

He talks about his opinion as if he is an expert on everything and calls his videos lectures. He never cites his sources, he simplifies the issues aggressively, and he needs to be humbled. My issue here is not with his political views, but his overall presentation.

He may be too small in the public intellectual space at the moment, but I believe he will become big enough to warrant an episode in the not too distant future.

I also think it would be a funny episode due to his wild and inappropriate jokes.

Like the title says, which Guru has had the biggest fall?

Is it Jordan Peterson? Harvard researcher and U Toronto professor emeritus, to becoming a right wing pundit for the daily wire?

Russell Brand? Hollywood star, world famous comedian to antivax-conspiracy theorist.

Eric Weinstein? Maybe Bret?

That's such a bullshit... He promoted Nicotine as Neuroprotective and it is for sure but he is saying things like... Nicotine pouches creats habit but are not addictive... Like WTF... He promoted chewing Nicotine gums...

Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances surpassing many recreational drugs and its on the top of the ladder just below Herion and Alcohol and Fentanyl... That's scientific proven.

Also he never mentioned the Heart issues it creates, that people are having heart attacks using nicotine. Most of the smokers and nicotine abusers are dying due to heat attacks and small percentage are having lung cancer.

That's pure bullshit, someone at his level should at least get a bit more educated on the topic.

Fck Huberman... As I am typing I am having my 20th attempt to quit Nicotine pouches as I feel like shit using them, and I am not alone in this.