I would note the similarity between “haha yeah” and the stated lack of punctuation and capitalization in “shitposts”, which are supposed to be light jokes.
Also, you say
If I get things wrong and you or others point out the specific things that I’m actually wrong about, that’s great! That’s how we all become less wrong together. But the process of using the beautiful weapons of reasoned argument to become less wrong together, only works if both sides are being honest; the discourse algorithm doesn’t produce accurate maps if one side is allowed to shitpost.
That argument is also a valid argument against making emotional appeals about your past mental state and how it has been affected by this argument. There are rumors about mathematicians being driven mad by the concept of infinity. This doesn’t make them very good at teaching Calculus in college, but rather the opposite.
I would note the similarity between “haha yeah” and the stated lack of punctuation and capitalization in “shitposts”, which are supposed to be light jokes.
Also, you say
That argument is also a valid argument against making emotional appeals about your past mental state and how it has been affected by this argument. There are rumors about mathematicians being driven mad by the concept of infinity. This doesn’t make them very good at teaching Calculus in college, but rather the opposite.