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'''''Anti-interesting, adj.''': A subject is said to be anti-interesting if it is absolutely fascinating to the point where there is a strong market for its investigation but it threatens an institution capable of stifling discussion inside the [[Gated Institutional Narrative|Gated Institutional Narrative (GIN)]].''
'''''Anti-interesting, adj.''': A subject is said to be anti-interesting if it is absolutely fascinating to the point where there is a strong market for its investigation but it threatens an institution capable of stifling discussion inside the [[Gated Institutional Narrative|Gated Institutional Narrative (GIN)]].''


'''- Eric Weinstein''' on [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1220179670802395137 Twitter]
'''- Eric Weinstein''' on [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1220179670802395137 X]
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Something is anti-interesting when it is newsworthy in the extreme and fascinating to consumers of news but the editors show a preternatural disinterest in covering it. “The world has moved on.” “Nobody knows who these people are.” “There’s not enough here.” “Tin Foil Hat story.” [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1462468183663595522 via Twitter]
''Something is '''anti-interesting''' when it is newsworthy in the extreme and fascinating to consumers of news but the editors show a preternatural disinterest in covering it. “The world has moved on.” “Nobody knows who these people are.” “There’s not enough here.” “Tin Foil Hat story.” ''
 
'''- Eric Weinstein''' on [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1462468183663595522 X]
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 27 March 2024

Anti-interesting, adj.: A subject is said to be anti-interesting if it is absolutely fascinating to the point where there is a strong market for its investigation but it threatens an institution capable of stifling discussion inside the Gated Institutional Narrative (GIN).

- Eric Weinstein on X

Something is anti-interesting when it is newsworthy in the extreme and fascinating to consumers of news but the editors show a preternatural disinterest in covering it. “The world has moved on.” “Nobody knows who these people are.” “There’s not enough here.” “Tin Foil Hat story.”

- Eric Weinstein on X