Girard scholarship has been an example of "Yes and"
Eg, his handling of Freud's and Nietzsche's ideas has made me appreciate how original and innovative their ideas are. At the same time, he plainly shows better alternatives to their maps (eg, mimesis vs Oedipus complex)
As I read nationalists scholarship, my tendency has been to critique rather than to say "Yes and"
In the empirical sciences, there might be value in filtering out studies based on the quality of their materials and methods section.
Perhaps we intuit freedom behind coolness. The first part of the book helps us understand the nature of mimetic desire, so that in the second part we can work towards our own freedom.
Highlights from the Robert Sapolsky interview at the Huberman Lab podcast
1/ Testosterone moves us to protect/increase our status
BUT those status games are dictated by the people we are playing with (this is possibly part of the neuroscience of mimetic theory)
2/ practicing metarationality should include awareness of ones testosterone levels, as it increases how confident we feel
Also, this is probably the neuroscience behind the virtuous cycle of practice, increased competence, real world impact and recognition, confidence
3/ gonna continue lifting, sleeping well, eating right
At some point though will nerd out on TRT (Attia says there are 9 precursor steps that can be optimized in endogenous production before needing to mainline T). TRT era Vitor Belfort convinced me long ago.