I think this is a very incisive take, wrapped in a joke.

The world is full of bizarre coincidences and strange occurences that "don't fit the narrative" and connecting those together appeals to people across the political/intellectual spectrum.

Connecting George Boole to the Voynich Manuscript via 2 degrees of seperation tickles my brain in a weird way that I imagine is similar to the conspiracy theories that drive QAnon.

I got really into the docs around the time of Covid and liked them a lot, but I could not shake the feeling they were meant to appeal to guys exactly like me in much that way so I am ambivalent about consuming more. The first step to not being the sucker in the room is accepting you are very much capable of being the sucker in the room. I haven't worked out step 2 yet.