I find it strange that our response to “politics is the mindkiller” has been less “how can we think more rationally about politics?” and more “let’s avoid politics”. If feasible, the former would pay off long-term.
Of course, a lot of more general ideas pertaining to rationality can be applied to politics too. But if politics is still the mindkiller, this may not be enough—more techniques may be needed to deal with the affective override that politics can cause.
I think the idea is that you can learn rationality techniques that can be applied to politics much more easily by using examples that are not political.
I find it strange that our response to “politics is the mindkiller” has been less “how can we think more rationally about politics?” and more “let’s avoid politics”. If feasible, the former would pay off long-term.
Of course, a lot of more general ideas pertaining to rationality can be applied to politics too. But if politics is still the mindkiller, this may not be enough—more techniques may be needed to deal with the affective override that politics can cause.
I think the idea is that you can learn rationality techniques that can be applied to politics much more easily by using examples that are not political.
That’s the idea behind the post, yeah. I am referring more to the general culture of the site, since it is relevant here.