The preceding decade had contained a military defeat, a puppet government installed by the conquerors, a coup, a counter-coup, and a counter-counter coup; things in Athens were actually unstable, and it’s not difficult to be sympathetic to the view that this was the wrong time to be picking nits.
This makes me suspicious about the claim that Socrates was an existential societal treat from the point of view of the denizens.
Overall, I’m here because LW is the way it is. I think I manage to be both constructive and critical. I expect old people to get bored and move on, like I did myself for any social space so long. I don’t expect exploring very specific theories of LW-vibe-trends will give insight in the end.
This makes me suspicious about the claim that Socrates was an existential societal treat from the point of view of the denizens.
Overall, I’m here because LW is the way it is. I think I manage to be both constructive and critical. I expect old people to get bored and move on, like I did myself for any social space so long. I don’t expect exploring very specific theories of LW-vibe-trends will give insight in the end.