Comment by BurningFrog

1 day ago

All I know is that in this discussion, normally thoughtful and smart people are screeching that their outgroup are mean poopheads who want to ruin everything.

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consumer451  1 day ago

Broadly speaking, there are two possibilities. These "normally thoughtful and smart people" are either correct, or they are not.

Have you considered that the prior is a real possibility? I mean, the accelerationist view requires destroying that which now exists. This is not something being invented out of nowhere.

I guess my real question is: what happens if "mean poopheads who want to ruin everything" is what is actually happening? How would one have a thoughtful discussion about that? Is that even possible?

Let's take a 30,000 foot view on this. Swap, or avoid, in-out group positioning for this thought experiment.

  • BurningFrog  1 day ago

    I'm complaining about manners and communication style.

    If they're right or not doesn't enter into my argument.

    > How would one have a thoughtful discussion about that? Is that even possible?

    Is absolutely is. Also a pretty minimal skill requirement for me to take anyone seriously.