Rooster—we will have to agree to disagree on this one.
Loeb is the master of wild speculation with zero evidence.
The “attention” he is bringing to astronomy makes it look like witch-craft.
Not all the attention Loeb brings to astronomy comes from his speculation—he’s also done serious work in mainstream astrophysics and ambitious field projects. That said, some of his speculation can be pretty wild, and even he calls it that at times.