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In the case of Neil deGrasse I think he just wants to feel smarter than the rest of the world
I agree that he's a pompous ass. But he does genuinely try to educate people and give them a better understanding of science.
I get why people feel this way about him but I honestly relate to him in a way.
I don't see it as him trying to feel smarter but more being passionate about teaching people things to the point he forgets he's already told people things. It's like a little kid being super excited about learning something that they tell everyone they know about it ad nauseum.
I'm very much the same and it's mainly because I've forgotten that I've already told people about whatever it is but I'm so excited to tell people every time it's brought up
He literally rags on philosophy. He's just a Carl Sagan wanna be.
My university Society of Physics Students had a couple people go to dinner with him after he gave a talk at the school. He's incredibly self-absorbed and loves to hear himself talk. It goes beyond being passionate about teaching people things, he is "Um akchually" incarnate.
Get Neil off there. Pompous dickhead.
Doesn't change the fact that he's an excellent communicator and educator.
Excellent
I feel conflicted that I upvoted both of these comments...
I do that often, especially if both people are contributing to a conversation productively
It absolutely does. He's great when it's just him and the camera, but he's incapable of having a conversation without sounding like a condescending douche. Watch Joe Rogan interview him. It's awful, he's constantly interrupting and the look he gives when he makes a point is the look of someone who loves the smell of their own shit. I actually felt bad for Joe. And I fucking hate Joe Rogan.
I'm failing to see the disagreement. He can be the most smug, insufferable douche ever in conversation while still being a great communicator and educator on camera, which he is. I'd wager the vast majority of people know of him through produced content like shows and other educational material, not interviews with podcasters.
replace Neil with Jim Henson.
Add Beakman and Mr. Wizard. Ok, Wizard was an asshole but it was stilk fun to learn.