I mean I agree with that assessment. I do think that, hmm, it should be more possible to be direct about criticism on lesswrong without also dismissing the possibility of considering your interlocutor to be speaking meaningfully. Even though you’re agreeing with me, I do also agree with Nesov’s comment in way—if you can’t consider the possibility of adversarial agency without needing to bite back hard, you can’t evaluate it usefully.
I mean I agree with that assessment. I do think that, hmm, it should be more possible to be direct about criticism on lesswrong without also dismissing the possibility of considering your interlocutor to be speaking meaningfully. Even though you’re agreeing with me, I do also agree with Nesov’s comment in way—if you can’t consider the possibility of adversarial agency without needing to bite back hard, you can’t evaluate it usefully.