Max Winger

M. Okay.

Changes the subject.

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Bernie knows that Hinton's value to the conversation is being the Nobel laureate godfather of AI, not a political commentator, and this comment is cutting into his credibility.

There are other digs Hinton makes throughout this interview, with which Bernie consistently doesn't engage and guides Hinton back to AI, despite Hinton voicing opinions Bernie likely shares.

Note, this also fails our rule of thumb from above, as many people wouldn't reiterate this example.

Subheading So how do you deal with politics?

You don't, at least not publicly.

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but the alpine worms are literally eating my flowers right now, how do I not speak up?

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The cost of being a professional is that you don't talk in public about issues outside of the ones where you've built up intellectual capital.

Trust me, the exchange rate is terrible.

Of course, you can talk in private about these issues or have private social media for your close friends and family.

You can also participate in civil democratic activities like attending a city council meeting in a personal capacity without leveraging your professional profile.

You should still be careful because depending on the situation this could be used against you.

It should also be said that if another issue is really calling you, perhaps there are too many alpine worms for you to think about anything else, then go work on that issue.

Just please don't try to do both.

You've got finite resources and you'll get more done overall focusing on one issue at a time.

Additionally, for topics that aren't very contentious, it can be fine to signal other beliefs.