people get deep personal satisfaction from arguing the positions even when their arguments are unlikely to change policy
I very much wish that intellectual debate was more effectiveness-oriented in general. I myself try to refrain from arguing about things that don’t actually matter or that I can’t hope to change (not always successfully).
I very much wish that intellectual debate was more effectiveness-oriented in general. I myself try to refrain from arguing about things that don’t actually matter or that I can’t hope to change (not always successfully).