The problem is that EY doesn’t see his struggle as a political one, so most of his stuff about “politics” is hugely irrelevant to someone who actually does care about politics. I’m a rationalist because I want to win in my particular political struggles.
Consider reading A Fable of Science And Politics if you’ve not already done so.
I did years ago when I first read the sequences.
The problem is that EY doesn’t see his struggle as a political one, so most of his stuff about “politics” is hugely irrelevant to someone who actually does care about politics. I’m a rationalist because I want to win in my particular political struggles.