I completely agree. Almost all of us here have jobs/pursuits/studies that we are good at, and that require a lot of object-level problem solving. LW is a quiet corner where we come in our free time to discuss meta-level philosophical questions of rationality and have a good time. For these two goals, LW has also acquired a norm of not talking about object-level politics too much, because politics makes it hard to stay meta-level rational and isn’t always a good time.
Now with that said, you’re of course welcome to post an object-level political question on the forum. It’s an open community. But if people here don’t want to play along, you should take it as a sign that you missed something about LW, not that we miss something about answering questions practically.
I completely agree. Almost all of us here have jobs/pursuits/studies that we are good at, and that require a lot of object-level problem solving. LW is a quiet corner where we come in our free time to discuss meta-level philosophical questions of rationality and have a good time. For these two goals, LW has also acquired a norm of not talking about object-level politics too much, because politics makes it hard to stay meta-level rational and isn’t always a good time.
Now with that said, you’re of course welcome to post an object-level political question on the forum. It’s an open community. But if people here don’t want to play along, you should take it as a sign that you missed something about LW, not that we miss something about answering questions practically.