You could draw a similar diagram in other contexts. Antivaxxers coming from the left-leaning hippy crowd and converging with the religious crowd on the right. Etc.
Sam Harris straight up started a “Free Will isn’t real, now come cherrypick Buddhism and blame Arabs for destroying Europe with me!” cult, and became best bros with Jordan Peterson.
You could draw a similar diagram in other contexts. Antivaxxers coming from the left-leaning hippy crowd and converging with the religious crowd on the right. Etc.
Yeah like Richard Dawkins pushing anti-trans conspiracy theories and platforming anti-science religous bigots.
Sam Harris straight up started a “Free Will isn’t real, now come cherrypick Buddhism and blame Arabs for destroying Europe with me!” cult, and became best bros with Jordan Peterson.