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Gary Marcus (tweet published 2026-08-06) called a 'rude post' 'completely wrong,'…

2026-08-06 · 16:18 UTC ·@GaryMarcus ·1 min read

Brief

Gary Marcus, responding to a public attack on François Chollet on 2026-08-06, labeled the critic's post 'completely wrong,' accused its author of lacking technical and historical understanding, and defended @fchollet's thread as 'perfectly correct.' Susan Zhang (@suchenzang) called the critic an 'irrelevant frameworks author' and accused them of aura‑farming hallucinations into existence.

Why it matters

Gary Marcus (tweet published 2026-08-06) called a 'rude post' 'completely wrong,' said the author 'apparently understands neither the technical issues nor the historical context,' defended @fchollet's thread as 'perfectly correct,' and added 'armchair psychoanalysis doesn't change that.'

Key details

  • Susan Zhang (@suchenzang) labeled the critic 'an irrelevant frameworks author with an increasingly irrelevant benchmark,' accused them of trying to 'shove square pegs in round holes,' and wrote that 'hallucinations can be hyperstitioned into existence with enough yap-grit,' accusing them of aura-farming.
Source evidence

this rude post, from someone who apparently understands neither the technical issues nor the historical context, is just completely wrong.

@fchollet’s thread (only part of which is shown in the attack on him) is perfectly correct.

armchair psychoanalysis doesn’t change that.

Susan Zhang (@suchenzang)

sometimes people yap enough and out themselves and it's just so beautiful to see.

in this case, an irrelevant frameworks author with an increasingly irrelevant benchmark who is now coming in to shove square pegs in round holes as if the round hole was perfectly foreshadowed by said author in ancient times.

this is how to aura farm, kids: hallucinations can be hyperstitioned into existence with enough yap-grit!

— https://nitter.net/suchenzang/status/2085353895564636163#m