There were people like that, but there were also people who talked about the risks without sending ally-type signals of “but this is worth trying” or “on balance this is a good idea” who Duncan would then accuse of “bad faith” and “strawmanning,” and would lump in with the people you’re thinking.
I request specific quotations rather than your personal summary. I acknowledge that I have not been providing specific quotations myself, and have been providing my summary; I acknowledge that I’m asking you to meet a standard I have yet to meet myself, and that it’s entirely fair to ask me to meet it as well.
If you would like to proceed with both of us agreeing to the standard of “provide specific quotations with all of the relevant context, and taboo floating summaries and opinions,” then I’ll engage. Else, I’m going to take the fact that you created a brand-new account with a deliberately contrarian title as a signal that I should not-reply and should deal with you only through the moderation team.
There were people like that, but there were also people who talked about the risks without sending ally-type signals of “but this is worth trying” or “on balance this is a good idea” who Duncan would then accuse of “bad faith” and “strawmanning,” and would lump in with the people you’re thinking.
I request specific quotations rather than your personal summary. I acknowledge that I have not been providing specific quotations myself, and have been providing my summary; I acknowledge that I’m asking you to meet a standard I have yet to meet myself, and that it’s entirely fair to ask me to meet it as well.
If you would like to proceed with both of us agreeing to the standard of “provide specific quotations with all of the relevant context, and taboo floating summaries and opinions,” then I’ll engage. Else, I’m going to take the fact that you created a brand-new account with a deliberately contrarian title as a signal that I should not-reply and should deal with you only through the moderation team.