I didn’t read that as referring to the left wing but referring to usual activism epistemics in general; and that being left wing was the main filter there as opposed to rationalist-types.
As an example: I’m a vegetarian. Suppose that there was a rationalist movement to stop mink fur farms on grounds that they increase H1N1 risk for little gain. If a protest ended up with a general anti-factory-farming vibe, I expect similar sorts of problems despite agreeing that factory farming is bad.
I didn’t read that as referring to the left wing but referring to usual activism epistemics in general; and that being left wing was the main filter there as opposed to rationalist-types.
As an example: I’m a vegetarian. Suppose that there was a rationalist movement to stop mink fur farms on grounds that they increase H1N1 risk for little gain. If a protest ended up with a general anti-factory-farming vibe, I expect similar sorts of problems despite agreeing that factory farming is bad.