I’d only count the analogy as a reason if it’s meant to imply that everyone in LW is insane, which you hopefully do not believe.
Why insane? Even in the analogy, no one needs to be insane, only wildly mistaken (which I do indeed believe that many, maybe most, people on LW [of those who have an opinion on the subject at all] are, where utility functions and related topics are concerned).
That said, I will take your suggestion to write a post about this under advisement.
Because sane people can be reasoned with. If a sane person is wildly mistaken, and you correct them, in a way that’s not insulting and in a way that’s useful to them (as opposed to pedantry), they can be quite grateful for that, at least sometimes.
Why insane? Even in the analogy, no one needs to be insane, only wildly mistaken (which I do indeed believe that many, maybe most, people on LW [of those who have an opinion on the subject at all] are, where utility functions and related topics are concerned).
That said, I will take your suggestion to write a post about this under advisement.
Because sane people can be reasoned with. If a sane person is wildly mistaken, and you correct them, in a way that’s not insulting and in a way that’s useful to them (as opposed to pedantry), they can be quite grateful for that, at least sometimes.