He's written a lot of great and influential things, and I feel like he's entering the "nerd/intellectual" common knowledge.

The biggest example for me is Meditations on Moloch, which is the only thing that's ever made me deeply question my libertarianism. http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/

"I can tolerate anything except the outgroup" is a depressing piece on American politics. http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything...

My original comment is not the best, it was a kneejerk reaction. I'm not representing the fandom well. :-/