Feels like you have forbidden knowledge. Not coincidentally, I want to know what it is.
There is no forbidden knowledge involved. Just search for old LW discussions on these topics, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. And yes, often the problems revolve around issues such as those you’ve mentioned. (Though I wouldn’t really agree with the way you’ve worded most of them, and there are many additional issues that are also apt to cause problems when brought up.)
Analyzing and documenting all the sources of bias and discourse breakdown that appear when these topics are discussed would be a large and fascinating project in its own right. It’s an extremely incendiary mix of ideological preconceptions and biases, personal emotional investments, urges to switch from factual discussions to moral superiority contests, signaling-driven opinions, unwillingness to face ugly truths, and so on.
There is no forbidden knowledge involved. Just search for old LW discussions on these topics, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. And yes, often the problems revolve around issues such as those you’ve mentioned. (Though I wouldn’t really agree with the way you’ve worded most of them, and there are many additional issues that are also apt to cause problems when brought up.)
Analyzing and documenting all the sources of bias and discourse breakdown that appear when these topics are discussed would be a large and fascinating project in its own right. It’s an extremely incendiary mix of ideological preconceptions and biases, personal emotional investments, urges to switch from factual discussions to moral superiority contests, signaling-driven opinions, unwillingness to face ugly truths, and so on.