The original post was mostly about not UNNECESSARILY introducing politics or using it as examples, when your main topic wasn’t about politics in the first place. They are bad topics to study rationality on.
They are good topics to USE rationality on, both to dissolve questions and to understand your communication goals.
They are … varied and nuanced in applicability … topics to discuss on LessWrong. Generally, there are better forums to use when politics is the main point and rationality is a tool for those goals. And generally, there are better topics to choose when rationality is the point and politics is just one application. But some aspects hit the intersection just right, and LW is a fine place.
The original post was mostly about not UNNECESSARILY introducing politics or using it as examples, when your main topic wasn’t about politics in the first place. They are bad topics to study rationality on.
They are good topics to USE rationality on, both to dissolve questions and to understand your communication goals.
They are … varied and nuanced in applicability … topics to discuss on LessWrong. Generally, there are better forums to use when politics is the main point and rationality is a tool for those goals. And generally, there are better topics to choose when rationality is the point and politics is just one application. But some aspects hit the intersection just right, and LW is a fine place.