Social media influencers, sports commentators, political pundits, wannabe celebrities of all sorts. Hot takes by their nature have to go against the grain, they can’t be even remotely close to conventional wisdom. If the aim is to start an argument for the sake of arguing, hot takes serve that purpose, pointless though it may be. In the universe of hot takes, thoughtful takes a back seat to bluster every time. Hot takes are harmless insofar as they remain idle chatter, mere background noise.