Shev’s comment was an informative response to your original question about what Less Wrong is looking for in political discussions, and why LW rejected your earlier post. Shev shared some information on LW’s “house style”, and on what inferences LWers will tend to draw about people who do not follow that style when writing about politics. Arguing about some of the details in shev’s comment is unlikely to accomplish anything valuable.
I agree that shev’s comment was informative, but he or she also made claims I disagree with. Just because they are only indirectly related to my original question, I don’t see why I should not explain why I disagree with the claims in question. If shev doesn’t think continuing this conversation is likely to be productive, which I would understand, I imagine he or she will just not stop replying. I know I’m new here, so I’m not used to your customs, but this kind of comment strikes me as weird.
Shev’s comment was an informative response to your original question about what Less Wrong is looking for in political discussions, and why LW rejected your earlier post. Shev shared some information on LW’s “house style”, and on what inferences LWers will tend to draw about people who do not follow that style when writing about politics. Arguing about some of the details in shev’s comment is unlikely to accomplish anything valuable.
I agree that shev’s comment was informative, but he or she also made claims I disagree with. Just because they are only indirectly related to my original question, I don’t see why I should not explain why I disagree with the claims in question. If shev doesn’t think continuing this conversation is likely to be productive, which I would understand, I imagine he or she will just not stop replying. I know I’m new here, so I’m not used to your customs, but this kind of comment strikes me as weird.
Actually, you’re probably right, I should work on my dissertation.