I think this is a super important perspective. I also think that stating cruxes is a surprisingly good way to find good pieces of information to propagate. My model of this is something like “a lot of topics show up again and again, which suggests that most participants have already heard the standard arguments and standard perspectives. Focusing on people’s cruxes helps the discussion move towards sharing pieces of information that haven’t been shared yet.”
I think this is a super important perspective. I also think that stating cruxes is a surprisingly good way to find good pieces of information to propagate. My model of this is something like “a lot of topics show up again and again, which suggests that most participants have already heard the standard arguments and standard perspectives. Focusing on people’s cruxes helps the discussion move towards sharing pieces of information that haven’t been shared yet.”