[owlglass]

Why should someone's respect for (presumably) achievements as a technologist or entrepreneur extend to opinions about events like these (or really any event outside of business/technology?)

[0xcafefood]

It shouldn't but it does because their renown gives them a platform. Similar phenomenon to Hollywood celebrities weighing in on political matters.

[jimsimmons]

I never said my respect changed. Just that I don’t take his opinions as being as sincere as I presumed.

[lostmsu]

Because any kind of significant achievement in white-collar areas presumably correlates well with intelligence which in turn presumably correlates well with the ability to understand other events better.