I’m glad you said “a watered-down version of what I believe.” I’ve used that strategy on LW to avoid having my arguments dismissed on account of guilt-by-association with some pet peeve of my audience. I will go out of my way to avoid sounding like a postmodernist, say, even on a particular issue whereupon what some postmodernist has said is dead right and exactly to the point.
I’m glad you said “a watered-down version of what I believe.” I’ve used that strategy on LW to avoid having my arguments dismissed on account of guilt-by-association with some pet peeve of my audience. I will go out of my way to avoid sounding like a postmodernist, say, even on a particular issue whereupon what some postmodernist has said is dead right and exactly to the point.
Upvoted for giving a specific example of an issue where these problems occur.