Are most of the persnickety internal-disagreers actually signalling that they intend to promote the book, or at least not downplay its thesis?
One of the persnickety internal disagreers here. I have recommended IABIED to those of my acquaintances who I expect may read it. I don’t really have any other platform to shout about it from, but if I did, I would’ve certainly used it to promote the book, leaving all nitpicking out of it.
I, at least, do explicitly make a distinction between “a place for persnickety internal discussion” and “the public-facing platform”, and would behave differently between the two.
One of the persnickety internal disagreers here. I have recommended IABIED to those of my acquaintances who I expect may read it. I don’t really have any other platform to shout about it from, but if I did, I would’ve certainly used it to promote the book, leaving all nitpicking out of it.
I, at least, do explicitly make a distinction between “a place for persnickety internal discussion” and “the public-facing platform”, and would behave differently between the two.