Upcoming Episodes (Patreon)

Hi guys,

So just a behind-the-scenes update. The Douglas Murray interview we are using is 4 hours(!) so it is taking Matt and me a bit longer to get through and clip. In part because it is so tiring to listen to Eric and Douglas back pat each other incessantly for long stretches. So to avoid a week's delay on a release we are going to put out a special episode this week on the Gurometer and then release the Murray episode next week.

The Gurometer episode will follow up on the discussion we posted here but be less about selecting the items/measurement scales and more about why we are including the things we are and why they are important. It might fit more in line with Matt's suggestion to talk a little bit about research on the topics of gurus and conspiracy theorists in stand alone episodes.

In preparation, I'm going to build an online document which I'll share here and work out a way so that we can crowdsource ratings from you guys, if you want to play along. The more ratings we collect the better as then we can compare our scores to community ratings!

For those who didn't listen to the previous 'calibrating the gurometer' video, here are the features we came up with (to be rated 1-5 for a highest score of 40) :

1. Galaxy Brain-ness
2. Cultishness: In-group vs. Out-group
3. Grievance Mongering
4. Narcissism
5. Cassandra Complex
6. Revolutionary Theories
7. Pseudo-profound Bullshit
8. Conspiracy Mongering

Bonus points:

- Shilling Supplements
- Invented Neologisms

If you think we have missed anything important we would be happy to hear your suggestions/feedback!