Case study in why it’s important to acknowledge scholarly limitations as well as successes.
In other words, Zeynep has spent so much time convincing everyone that her shit don’t stink, she now believes that it smells like roses
An ideal case study of how chasing public attn can be a means of gaining (false) legitimacy as an expert/"thought leader" even if you have no background/training in an area. Demonstrated conceit, access to a NY Times column, and hype from blowhards like David Leonhardt sure helped towards that end.
