To avoid the aforementioned failure mode of silent approval and loud dissent, let me say that I appreciate this post and this series. I’m trying to update my priors about how many women (in the rationalist cluster) have experienced outright horrific abuse of several sorts, and how many more have had to worry about it; it’s obvious in retrospect that I wouldn’t have been exposed to these kinds of stories as I was growing up even if they happened around me. That really bears on the question of what policies are best overall, though I’ll have to think through all the implications.
Agreed with ortho, and I’d like to add that I appreciate the post and series even though I think many of the criticisms in the comments are legitimate. It is more important to understand a perspective than to agree with it. For me personally, the inferential distance is vast and I’m glad to have it close somewhat.
To avoid the aforementioned failure mode of silent approval and loud dissent, let me say that I appreciate this post and this series. I’m trying to update my priors about how many women (in the rationalist cluster) have experienced outright horrific abuse of several sorts, and how many more have had to worry about it; it’s obvious in retrospect that I wouldn’t have been exposed to these kinds of stories as I was growing up even if they happened around me. That really bears on the question of what policies are best overall, though I’ll have to think through all the implications.
I agree, but connotationally I also want to note that...
...this part is completely gender-neutral.
Agreed with ortho, and I’d like to add that I appreciate the post and series even though I think many of the criticisms in the comments are legitimate. It is more important to understand a perspective than to agree with it. For me personally, the inferential distance is vast and I’m glad to have it close somewhat.
Me too. Have upvoted and downvoted many, many comments so far, but often had little to say.
+1