Comment by consumer451

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.