“—then I do think that a LessWrong where a mod shows up to say “false” and “actually cut it out for real” is meaningfully different and meaningfully better than the current Wild West feel where Said doesn’t get in trouble but I do.”
I think Vaniver right now is focusing on resolving the point “is Said a liar?”, but not resolving the “who did most wrong?” question. (I’m not actually 100% sure on Vaniver’s goals/takes at the moment). I agree this is an important subquestion but it’s not the primary question I’m interested in.
I’m somewhat worried about this thread taking in more energy that it quite warrants, and making Duncan feel more persecuted than really makes sense here.
I roughly agree with Vaniver than “Liar!” isn’t the right accusation to have levied, but also don’t judge you harshly for having made it.
I think this comment of mine summarizes my relevant opinions here.
(tagging @Vaniver to make sure he’s at least tracking this comment)
I note (while acknowledging that this is a small and subtle distinction, but claiming that it is an important one nonetheless) that I said that I now categorize Said as a liar, which is an importantly and intentionally weaker claim than Said is a liar, i.e. “everyone should be able to see that he’s a liar” or “if you don’t think he’s a liar you are definitely wrong.”
(This is me in the past behaving in line with the points I just made under Said’s comment, about not confusing [how things seem to me] with [how they are] or [how they do or should seem to others].)
This is much much closer to saying “Liar!” than it is to not saying “Liar!” … if one is to round me off, that’s the correct place to round me off to. But it is still a rounding.
A couple quick notes for now:
I agree with Duncan here it’s kinda silly to start the clock at “Killing Socrates”. Insofar as there’s a current live fight that is worth tracking separately from overall history, I think it probably starts in the comments of LW Team is adjusting moderation policy, and I think the recent-ish back and forth on Basics of Rationalist Discourse and “Rationalist Discourse” Is Like “Physicist Motors” is recent enough to be relevant (hence me including the in the OP)
I think Vaniver right now is focusing on resolving the point “is Said a liar?”, but not resolving the “who did most wrong?” question. (I’m not actually 100% sure on Vaniver’s goals/takes at the moment). I agree this is an important subquestion but it’s not the primary question I’m interested in.
I’m somewhat worried about this thread taking in more energy that it quite warrants, and making Duncan feel more persecuted than really makes sense here.
I roughly agree with Vaniver than “Liar!” isn’t the right accusation to have levied, but also don’t judge you harshly for having made it.
I think this comment of mine summarizes my relevant opinions here.
(tagging @Vaniver to make sure he’s at least tracking this comment)
Thanks.
I note (while acknowledging that this is a small and subtle distinction, but claiming that it is an important one nonetheless) that I said that I now categorize Said as a liar, which is an importantly and intentionally weaker claim than Said is a liar, i.e. “everyone should be able to see that he’s a liar” or “if you don’t think he’s a liar you are definitely wrong.”
(This is me in the past behaving in line with the points I just made under Said’s comment, about not confusing [how things seem to me] with [how they are] or [how they do or should seem to others].)
This is much much closer to saying “Liar!” than it is to not saying “Liar!” … if one is to round me off, that’s the correct place to round me off to. But it is still a rounding.
Nod, seems fair to note.