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[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 10 points 16 hours ago

The"hype" around him is about the fact (yes it's a fact) that he made generational contributions to the field of linguistics (probably decades before he met Epstein) and a lot of people like his book "Manufacturing Consent".