Most satisfying takedown of Toby Young you’ll read this week
It’s always satisfying to read a good takedown of someone, even better when that someone is Toby Young, and this one is a classic of its kind.
It began when Young highlighted a review of this book on Twitter, on a website he occasionally writes for.
And a chap called Matt Lodder thought he’d bring it to the attention of geneticist, author and broadcaster, Adam Rutherford.
And this is what happened next.
BOOM!
And then this happened.
It is, as Matt Lodder said later when he highlighted it on Twitter …
A story of academic excellence, in three parts. pic.twitter.com/VyA6j5CFQ1
— 💘 dr matt lodder 🤓 (@mattlodder) June 5, 2019
I can’t believe Toby wouldn’t engage in the marketplace of ideas. Another star that burned too bright.
— tom (@moose_malloy) June 5, 2019
“How to Lose Friends and Alienate People”
— 💘 dr matt lodder 🤓 (@mattlodder) June 5, 2019
For a man who glories in how unlikeable he is, he certainly does get testy when reminded of it.
— Dr Brooke Magnanti (@belledejour_uk) June 5, 2019
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