And say how depressing it is that so many people in this community seem to have given up on doing better.
Better at… wasting time? (I don’t know who you think is better off having the opinion “Grayson and Sanders are wrong about Walmart” than the opinion “I don’t care what Grayson and Sanders think about Walmart.” Anyone I can think of who benefits from having that opinion can easily determine so by social cues from people they want to impress, without having to think it through.)
“Evil” seems a fair description of how some people seem to view Walmart, though I’ll probably remove it anyway on re-write.
As for the rest, I’m just going to drop a link to what I’ve previously said about “politics as mindkiller.” (And say how depressing it is that so many people in this community seem to have given up on doing better.)
Better at… wasting time? (I don’t know who you think is better off having the opinion “Grayson and Sanders are wrong about Walmart” than the opinion “I don’t care what Grayson and Sanders think about Walmart.” Anyone I can think of who benefits from having that opinion can easily determine so by social cues from people they want to impress, without having to think it through.)
I’ve seen what you’ve previously said on this matter—suffice it to say that I disagree. The fact that this is now in Main makes me sad for LessWrong.