So are you on board with something like differentiating and labelling a particular type of discussion and using procedures along these lines for that type of discussion?
I’m fine if you and someone else want to set ground rules and explicit expectations for some or all of your discussions. I don’t expect to participate in such very often, but I’ll gladly try it (if the rules are short and seem feasible; and I always reserve the right to exit when I no longer find value).
intellectual discussion or discussion of ideas (though no doubt there is room to specify further)
I think there’s need to specify further. LW is a good example—it’s more focused on truth-seeking than most places, but that doesn’t mean that other considerations are zero. And it doesn’t create an obligation to engage on dimensions that we don’t find interesting or valuable.
I’m not sure what you’re asking in this. Worldwide availability of a wide range of discussion types is currently available, but that’s still only a tiny fraction of imaginable discussion-type space.
I think there are plenty of mechanisms for individuals to choose whether they want to discuss something, and how and with whom, so it only takes a few to show the value of a given type, and if it turns out to be important or consequential, great!
I’m fine if you and someone else want to set ground rules and explicit expectations for some or all of your discussions. I don’t expect to participate in such very often, but I’ll gladly try it (if the rules are short and seem feasible; and I always reserve the right to exit when I no longer find value).
I think there’s need to specify further. LW is a good example—it’s more focused on truth-seeking than most places, but that doesn’t mean that other considerations are zero. And it doesn’t create an obligation to engage on dimensions that we don’t find interesting or valuable.
Suppose hypothetically that the worldwide availability of this type of discussion was zero. Do you think that would be important or consequential?
I’m not sure what you’re asking in this. Worldwide availability of a wide range of discussion types is currently available, but that’s still only a tiny fraction of imaginable discussion-type space.
I think there are plenty of mechanisms for individuals to choose whether they want to discuss something, and how and with whom, so it only takes a few to show the value of a given type, and if it turns out to be important or consequential, great!
Note—I’m mostly done with this topic for now.