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}}The '''intellectual dark web''' ('''IDW''') is a term coined by [[Eric Weinstein]] and [[Bari Weiss]] for a loose affiliation of academics and social commentators who oppose the perceived influence of left wing–associated [[identity politics]] and [[political correctness]] in [[higher education]] and [[mass media]]. <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/opinion/intellectual-dark-web.html</ref><ref>http://www.whatisemerging.com/videos/inside-the-intellectual-dark-web-eric-weinstein</ref>
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}}The '''"intellectual dark web"''' ('''IDW''') is a term coined by [[Eric Weinstein]] and [[Bari Weiss]] for a loose affiliation of academics and social commentators who oppose the perceived influence of left wing–associated [[identity politics]] and [[political correctness]] in [[higher education]] and [[mass media]]. <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/opinion/intellectual-dark-web.html</ref><ref>http://www.whatisemerging.com/videos/inside-the-intellectual-dark-web-eric-weinstein</ref>
  
 
==Own words==
 
==Own words==
The first recorded usage of the term was on a [[2017]] episode of [[Sam Harris]]'s podcast, when [[Eric Weinstein]] used it to refer to a group of thinkers, including Weinstein and Harris, who used [[digital media]] to offer alternatives to mainstream media narratives.<ref>https://medium.com/arc-digital/eric-weinstein-mistakes-an-enemy-for-a-friend-47454255a500</ref> This occurred after Weinstein's brother, biologist [[Bret Weinstein]], resigned in 2017 from his position as professor of biology at the [[Evergreen State College]] in what in hindsight looks like a somewhat staged event<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/06/01/threats-shut-down-college-embroiled-in-racial-dispute/</ref>.
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The first recorded usage of the term was on a [[2017]] episode of [[Sam Harris]]'s podcast, when [[Eric Weinstein]] used it to refer to a group of thinkers, including Weinstein and Harris, who used [[digital media]] to offer alternatives to mainstream media narratives.<ref>https://medium.com/arc-digital/eric-weinstein-mistakes-an-enemy-for-a-friend-47454255a500</ref> This occurred after Weinstein's brother, biologist [[Bret Weinstein]], resigned in 2017 from his position as professor of biology at the [[Evergreen State College]] in what in hindsight looks like a somewhat staged{{says who}} event<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/06/01/threats-shut-down-college-embroiled-in-racial-dispute/</ref>.
  
 
==Problems with term==
 
==Problems with term==

Latest revision as of 18:36, 10 December 2024

Group.png "Intellectual Dark Web"  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
AbbreviationIDW
Formation2017
Founder•  Bari Weiss?
•  Eric Weinstein?
Membership•  Ayaan Hirsi Ali
•  David Brooks
•  Jonathan Haidt
•  Sam Harris
• Maajid Nawaaz.jpg Maajid Nawaz
• Candace Owens.jpg Candace Owens
•  Jordan Peterson
•  Steven Pinker
• Joe Rogan.jpg Joe Rogan
• Dave Rubin.jpg Dave Rubin
• Ben Shapiro.jpg Ben Shapiro
• Douglas Murray.jpg Douglas Murray
•  Debra Soh
•  Christina Hoff Sommers
•  Andrew Sullivan
• Bret Weinstein.png Bret Weinstein
•  Eric Weinstein
A group of intellectuals promoted with money and/or visibility by the deep state to act as a more credible alternative to the too obvious shills in legacy corporate media.

The "intellectual dark web" (IDW) is a term coined by Eric Weinstein and Bari Weiss for a loose affiliation of academics and social commentators who oppose the perceived influence of left wing–associated identity politics and political correctness in higher education and mass media. [1][2]

Own words

The first recorded usage of the term was on a 2017 episode of Sam Harris's podcast, when Eric Weinstein used it to refer to a group of thinkers, including Weinstein and Harris, who used digital media to offer alternatives to mainstream media narratives.[3] This occurred after Weinstein's brother, biologist Bret Weinstein, resigned in 2017 from his position as professor of biology at the Evergreen State College in what in hindsight looks like a somewhat staged[Says who?] event[4].

Problems with term

Eric Weinstein is manager of the main equity fund of PayPal mafia billionaire Peter Thiel, founder of Palantir, with extensive ties to DOD and intelligence agencies. The group is promoted with money and/or visibility by the deep state to act as a more credible alternative to the too obvious shills in legacy corporate media. The demonisation of the group by corporate media[5][6][7] only serves to give them further credibility.

"Mainstream alternative media"

David Icke coined the term "Mainstream alternative media" (MAM). Icke analyzed that that the billionaire Elon Musk is creating a cross-promotional network of journalists designed to direct and control "alternative media", and to lure especially "conservatives" into a dead end:[8] [9]

You are being had, people, but most will never get that. They only see what is in front of their eyes, not what is weaved through what they think they see. The decision was made a long time ago and the Tucker Carlson interview with Alex Jones was just the calculated prelude to it. The interview was the setup for what was long planned. Musk could have simply done this long ago, but the ritual had to be played out to both eulogize Musk, the new MAM God, and to put Alex Jones center stage as a symbol of the Mainstream Alternative Media alongside Musk, Carlson, Joe Rogan, Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, Russell Brand, Eva Vlaardingerbroek, and all the rest. REAL alternative media that has no 'here and no further' is thus marginalized by comparison, as planned, but we are still here and still pursuing the depths of truth where the MAMMIES refuse to go.[10]


 

Known members

10 of the 17 of the members already have pages here:

MemberDescription
Ayaan Hirsi AliA "neocon pet project"
Douglas MurrayA neocon "terror expert"
Maajid NawaazBritish activist; former Islamist. Critical of the ON around COVID.
Candace OwensUS political commentator
Jordan PetersonCanadian psychologist, author, media commentator and member of the "intellectual dark web"
Steven PinkerCanadian psychologist who flew the Lolita Express
Joe RoganHost of the world's most popular podcast. He frequently dissents from the Official narrative.
Dave RubinAn American political commentator. A critic of Big Tech.
Ben Shapiro"Alt right" media personality that somehow is not censored and instead "shadow-boosted" by social media corporations like Facebook and Twitter.
Bret Weinstein
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