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There’s been a disturbance in the Gurusphere. Two of its central objects of worship are feuding. The guru’s guru, Elon Musk, and the MAGA God-King, Donald Trump, have finally turned on each other, trading blows on social media. In this mini supplementary episode, Matt and Chris survey the shockwaves rippling through the Gurusphere as these titanic egos collide.

It’s more slapfight than substance, but that hasn’t stopped gurus and sycophants from picking sides or admiring the sheer brass balls on display. Look out for Lex Fridman’s outside-the-box solution, Eric Weinstein’s cryptic mutterings, and some hilarious takes from the comedic genius Francis Foster. Strap in. It’s petty, it’s absurd, and it’s all happening.

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Lillie

👏👏

Jeff Brettery

Not going to lie- I am salivating…

Nancy Hale

Lightning fast ⚡️!

Sarah S

That Hideous Strength is a CS Lewis sci fi book but the title probably comes from a poem or something?

Donkey

Hooray 🎉

JGraves

Eric Weinstein is not the dark horse!

Ron McKinnon

If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

Jen

Moonballs!!

SHOUNAK SARKAR

Let the deplorables and horrible predators fight!

Kyle Wilson

I’m considering making Sean Carroll my guru. The man is on fire

Saladus

as the gurusphere turns

Salex

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives *Days of Our Lives theme plays*

Gearóid

What side Eric Weinsten is on is the highlight of the show 😂

Kitchen Garage

I whispered "Did they even say "Thank you?" And then Brown did. A slight moment of validation in an otherwise wasted life.

Kitchen Garage

Brown, you fool! How dare you forget the Einsteinian limits?! My girlfriend (from Canada) had to wrestle me back into my chair I was so aggitated.

Nancy Hale

It’s interesting to figure out the motivations behind the various guru takes & their allegiances with DJT vs Musk. Is it about the guru’s stated principles? Their personal branding? Or what will benefit them most in the long run?

Kyle Dun

The roast of Francis always makes me laugh.

Adalheidur

So happy you did this little synopsis of the guru takes 🙏

Paul Ditta

Now, someone once said that the desire to be in power should automatically disqualify you from it. Who said that? It’s on the tip of my tongue…🤣

Paul Ditta

Trump makes Zaphod Beeblebrox look like Abraham Lincoln….

Allan Malcolm McPherson

Chris's description of the Suns Of The Guru Sphere indicates they've truly got a Three Body Problem

Frances goulart

Spat begat! Calling Jordan Peterson! There must be some passage in the Old Testament that sheds light on this spat!

livintheilife

Maximum hysteria from Michael O'Fallon, but Steve Bannon was in enough of a froth to suggest that Trump invoke the DPA to seize SpaceX. Thanks for the Posobiec take — comic gold.

Markus Sikkel

Hopefully Musk genuinely has something on Trump that he can release....it could get even more fun!

Linda Sears

Chris saying they are going “hell for leather” made my day.

Barbara Wright

And I will be eagerly awaiting the next schism…and the next one. Great content, as always: I don’t think anyone could have predicted that these gurus would have ended up centre stage, but you can just enjoy being in the right place at the right time!

Chomagerider

Damn!!! I was soo off. I expected Bret to be one of the first ones to come up with a super brandy, slightly wacky explanation for what's happening. Also... The total TMZ-fication of Public political discourse is revolting to me... The world in which this shit dominates News is a fucked up one... (Not that that's anything new but I like basic level pretentious meta commentary)🤭

John Pohl

“That Hideous Strength” reference is a book reference. It is the third book of the science fiction trilogy by C.S. Lewis. Great podcast!!!

Steve Alexander

When Chris mentions “wounded bird pose”, I involuntarily think of Rubberbandits’ prog rock classic “Spastic Hawk”

Nina J.

Just want to take this moment to remind everyone how concerned many American men (and even some women) were about the candidacies of both Hilary Clinton and Kamala Harris, given how women are so much more emotional and irrational than men! Thank God we dodged that bullet, eh?

Rakish Tilt 🎩

It's so hard to exclude this spat as kayfabe (especially given Trump's involved history with US pro wrestling) but I'm relishing my Schadenfreude where I can get it.

Ben Cribbin

"that hideous strength" is a science fiction Novel by CS Lewis.

Erik Althoff

I think the turning point was the Wisconsin Supreme Court race that served as a testing ground for Elon and his ability to influence primaries. Any dissent in the Republican Party was assumed to fall in line or get a primary with endless money against them. But Wisconsin showed Elon to be more a liability than an asset. I also thought they’d actually force themselves to get along ..until the wisconsin failure. Not Elon seems more useful as a fall guy for the cutting of government programs and firings. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.. ;)

Dries T.

I feel this immaculate post from Leo Russell didn't get the love it deserves in the transient world of the main DtG chat thread so I came here just to repost it: " Enjoyed the latest Trump Vs Elon - especially this bit from Chris - "Nobody expects Lex Fridman. His chief weapon is love...love and podcasts...podcasts and love...His two weapons are love and podcasts...and the wounded bird pose. His three weapons are love, podcasts, and the wounded bird pose...and an almost fanatical devotion to Vladimir Putin... His four...no...amongst his weapons...amongst his weaponry...are such diverse elements as love, podcasts...I'll come in again" "

Sue Fricke

Apparently Leon is regretting his tweets, they went too far. I am disappointed with this back peddling. I was enjoying the show.