"That sleight of hand is not a common symptom of dementia.

[mattdm@hachyderm.io]

RE: https://mstdn.social/@rebeccawatson/116527948702666630

"That sleight of hand is not a common symptom of dementia. It’s a common symptom of a person with a weak argument and a big ego."

[vathpela@infosec.exchange]

@mattdm I kinda think that modern chemical and computational genomics must have left traditional theory-based evolutionary biologists feeling pretty used and abused, and that's left him grasping for a place in the world.

But also the guy is just a huge dickbag who not only hasn't done anything worthwhile since 1975 but also puts a bad name to everything he gets involved with.