It looks silly when people brag about how much they know; knowledge bling makes humans look like street chimp entertainers. When knowledgeable people get together and casually shoot the breeze about what we know, though, that is a fine thing, and it is what Edge was: the smartest, most insightful salon on the web, worth a visit from time to time, although as of 2023 it had gone quiet.
The trouble is its founder. John Brockman was closely connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. That does not erase the conversations, but it changes how I read the guest list.