Of course Habryka has the right to run Lightcone as he sees fit. However, when you retaliate like the way he is considering doing with Scott Alexander—it has a real and negative impact on the epistemic health of the community. I think that is very sad and I implore Habryka to reconsider.
It seems to me that you’re repeating the claim that Oli’s actions are of an adversarial/retaliatory nature, but you’re not responding to the counterpoints (including the one in Oli’s tweet) that they are more akin to withdrawing support because he comes to consider the receiver of said support less support-worthy.
That is true. This is not an argument [though I have tried to elucidate in some of the comments]. This is me expressing my displeasure & encouraging Habryka to reflect and reconsider.
It seems to me that you’re repeating the claim that Oli’s actions are of an adversarial/retaliatory nature, but you’re not responding to the counterpoints (including the one in Oli’s tweet) that they are more akin to withdrawing support because he comes to consider the receiver of said support less support-worthy.
That is true. This is not an argument [though I have tried to elucidate in some of the comments]. This is me expressing my displeasure & encouraging Habryka to reflect and reconsider.
(I didn’t quite understand this, though it was the vibe I was getting. This comment clarifies that.)