On the other hand, Kanazawa seems really good at saying controversial things that get attention… which suggests evidence for his views will overspread relative to those of his detractors. So it may make sense to hold people who say controversial stuff to high epistemological standards, or perhaps to scrutinize memes that seem unusually virulent especially carefully.
What happens if you apply the same epistomological standards to claims that someone is racist that you apply to claims from science?
On the other hand, Kanazawa seems really good at saying controversial things that get attention… which suggests evidence for his views will overspread relative to those of his detractors. So it may make sense to hold people who say controversial stuff to high epistemological standards, or perhaps to scrutinize memes that seem unusually virulent especially carefully.