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by stephenitis 815 days ago
Anecdote. I saw him talk on stage ant Psychedelic Science '23 about his MDMA experiences and he recounted how in his 3-4th experience he did it alone and at home and he felt nothing but hours of anger and rage. He didn't go into more detail about it but it raised an a big eyebrow and left me confused how that could happen.

sudden anger seemed to be reflected in the witness accounts from ex girlfriends and a recent YouTube video of a reporter, Scott Carney, who recounted being befriended by Huberman, ghosted, ghosted again on a trip that involved learning to dive and swim with shark. The journalist had a scathing impression of Huberman.

https://youtu.be/d1oTcX7SoE8?si=MVSYriHGy_GcMkp1 https://youtu.be/RvOKFXmkmc0?si=-yQcyGF90UWQ_iW4
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sshine 815 days ago
Huberman gets angry.

Huberman didn’t treat his girlfriend nice.

Huberman ditched a journalist on a vacation.

Are we trying to cancel Huberman for being a human?

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stephenitis 815 days ago
His behavior being oddly shifty with appointments, scheduled dates, delaying delaying delay, and then canceling last minute, sort of points to his pattern of lying and how messy his tangle of lies and schedule got.

In a business, where science, truth, and integrity are core to his brand. I think this really damaged his image.

I think he really needs to respond and not just brush aside these allegations against his character. Admitting real fault and harm and seeking help would've shown some humility and maturity. No one is perfect, but in an industry where you talk about how to optimize your health, mental, physical and relationships. It's a bad look.

I will say that I have personally benefited from some of his presentations and discussions with experts on various topics like eye health. For that I am grateful.

I will also say, some of his podcasts lacked tighter presentation and would veer into questionable science or studies.

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sshine 814 days ago
Okay, so:

Huberman does not cancel appointments in good time.

I’ll keep that in mind if I ever make an appointment with him.

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stephenitis 814 days ago
you do that.
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