Besides being a really great object level post, I think it’s also an great example of pointing to a subtle conversational move that appears pretty innocuous but upon investigation often is being used to sabotage information flows, intentionally or otherwise. I think a large part of rationality is being able to spot and navigate around these moves.
Besides being a really great object level post, I think it’s also an great example of pointing to a subtle conversational move that appears pretty innocuous but upon investigation often is being used to sabotage information flows, intentionally or otherwise. I think a large part of rationality is being able to spot and navigate around these moves.