Why do you think that “relativism is in some ways the nemesis of LW philosophy” ?(BTW, I hate the way the word is used, “relative” doesn’t mean “equal” !)
From what I see, LW actually started out focused on Truth as the core value, but then since the community is pretty smart, it figured out that this way led to relativism and/or nihilism (?) and pretty bad outcomes :https://samzdat.com/2018/03/07/everything-is-going-according-to-plan/So, a strategic change of direction has been attempted towards “Winning” as the core value.
Did I get that right ?
Why do you think that “relativism is in some ways the nemesis of LW philosophy” ?
(BTW, I hate the way the word is used, “relative” doesn’t mean “equal” !)
From what I see, LW actually started out focused on Truth as the core value, but then since the community is pretty smart, it figured out that this way led to relativism and/or nihilism (?) and pretty bad outcomes :
https://samzdat.com/2018/03/07/everything-is-going-according-to-plan/
So, a strategic change of direction has been attempted towards “Winning” as the core value.
Did I get that right ?