The issue is not so much that he’s “not a leftist” as it is his arrogance. He thinks his knowledge extends well beyond his very real skill at game development (the witness is a great game!). One example is his very confident takes on “lab leak” that have not held up.

(HN is also a very big fan of this hypothesis, without realizing it has gotten weaker with time. In their defense, I don’t think anyone wants to think about COVID anymore)