[Kuoppa]

> you have to have pretty big ego problems to hate on him in the first place.

Why is that? This is equivalent to saying "He is rubber, you are glue, whatever you say bounces off him and sticks to you". His perceived public overconfidence is only harming him. He doesn't have to start self-deprecating, but toning it down a bit would reduce the amount of people claiming he leads a cult or has delusions of grandeur. I don't believe that the fate of the world rests on his or his organization's shoulders, and I doubt that very many LessWrong users do either. So what does he gain by asserting it does?

I am fine with him taking risks and I value his work, but that doesn't mean I have to value his level of confidence.