ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Intellectual dark web

The Intellectual Dark Web is a group of people who talk about big and important ideas that other people might not talk about. These ideas can be about politics, science, philosophy, or culture. They like to have conversations that are open-minded and respectful, even if they don't always agree with each other.

Imagine you and your friends having a big talk about something you think is really important, like why people are mean to each other sometimes. You might have different opinions about it, but you still want to listen to what everyone has to say and be friends at the end of the day. This is what the Intellectual Dark Web is like, but with grown-ups who talk about really smart stuff.

There are different people in the Intellectual Dark Web, like Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, and Ben Shapiro. They use the internet to talk to people all over the world, and they don't always get invited to big TV shows or newspapers, but lots of people still listen to what they have to say because they are really smart and have interesting ideas.
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