Alex had one job yesterday. Only one job. It was to fall on his sword and apologize profusely.
If he was a normal, sane person who had simply made a grievous mistake, he would have done so yesterday morning. But he didn't do that.
Instead, while his last post of Friday was melting the Substack servers with comment velocity hitting the critical point, there was nothing but crickets from Alex yesterday morning.
Alex, the frenetic Substack poster who posts 3 times a day -- pithy, snarky little posts, not rigorous ones like the post above from the Doc -- before lunchtime on the West Coast.
Finally, at 3pm PST yesterday, Alex doubled down on his madness.
With 3 days and two nights to think on it, I've rejected the notion that Alex is a sane, rational operator. So no, I don't think Phizer or any other enemy paid him for his Fox slander. Nor do I think he's just "egotistical" (i.e. within 1 sigma of you or me).
Entirely possible. If you watch that video closely, Berenson appears unsettled, agitated and irritated when he first appears on camera, even before they go to Dr. Malone for comment. I have experience with mental health disorders in the family and the first thing I thought was, he looks off his meds! Had seen him on camera before and he had always appeared calm and deliberate.
If he is dealing with mental health issues I wish him well, but in any case the attack was completely out-of-line. If it was a one-off thing where he might have had a bad day and a horrendous cab ride on the way over, there is an easy remedy: Apologize. But he is apparently unwilling to do that.
Berenson's demeanor certainly matches up with a pre-meditated, non-sequitor plan to jump Dr Malone. As Dr Malone has pointed out, the discussion issue was the 270 call for Spotify to censor Joe Rogan. I think it might be charitable to consider mental health issues with Berenson, but his reaction since leads me to Dr Malone's question of controlled opposition and all that may entail for Berenson. Leading up to his attack, Berenson definitely seemed in a state of adrenaline, ready to pounce. Mental health or paying the piper??
very well said - I kept checking my emails to see how long it would take for his response and was shocked when he then dug his grave even deeper. I now look forward to the fallout from this and wonder if - when - and what others will say? I'm most curious about RFK Jr but highly doubt he will offer his opinion publicly
Alex had one job yesterday. Only one job. It was to fall on his sword and apologize profusely.
If he was a normal, sane person who had simply made a grievous mistake, he would have done so yesterday morning. But he didn't do that.
Instead, while his last post of Friday was melting the Substack servers with comment velocity hitting the critical point, there was nothing but crickets from Alex yesterday morning.
Alex, the frenetic Substack poster who posts 3 times a day -- pithy, snarky little posts, not rigorous ones like the post above from the Doc -- before lunchtime on the West Coast.
Finally, at 3pm PST yesterday, Alex doubled down on his madness.
With 3 days and two nights to think on it, I've rejected the notion that Alex is a sane, rational operator. So no, I don't think Phizer or any other enemy paid him for his Fox slander. Nor do I think he's just "egotistical" (i.e. within 1 sigma of you or me).
I think he's "off his rocker". Technically speaking (by a non-technician who can read), here's my best guess: https://floridabhcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bipolar-Disorders_Adult-Guidelines-2019-2020.pdf
Entirely possible. If you watch that video closely, Berenson appears unsettled, agitated and irritated when he first appears on camera, even before they go to Dr. Malone for comment. I have experience with mental health disorders in the family and the first thing I thought was, he looks off his meds! Had seen him on camera before and he had always appeared calm and deliberate.
If he is dealing with mental health issues I wish him well, but in any case the attack was completely out-of-line. If it was a one-off thing where he might have had a bad day and a horrendous cab ride on the way over, there is an easy remedy: Apologize. But he is apparently unwilling to do that.
Berenson's demeanor certainly matches up with a pre-meditated, non-sequitor plan to jump Dr Malone. As Dr Malone has pointed out, the discussion issue was the 270 call for Spotify to censor Joe Rogan. I think it might be charitable to consider mental health issues with Berenson, but his reaction since leads me to Dr Malone's question of controlled opposition and all that may entail for Berenson. Leading up to his attack, Berenson definitely seemed in a state of adrenaline, ready to pounce. Mental health or paying the piper??
very well said - I kept checking my emails to see how long it would take for his response and was shocked when he then dug his grave even deeper. I now look forward to the fallout from this and wonder if - when - and what others will say? I'm most curious about RFK Jr but highly doubt he will offer his opinion publicly