I suppose the problem is that LW is a more sophisticated audience than the general public. We have heard every common position on most big debates. We don’t need to hear yet another article proclaiming that war iz bad. We want an article that says why war is bad, and why everyone on the other side got it wrong and how their specific arguments are flawed. That necessarily involves addressing the strongest arguments the other side has, the downsides of your own suggestions, etc.
Yeah, I understand about LW. This is why I just had a link, and not the article itself—the article is not directed at the LW audience, I was making a meta-point about promoting rational thinking in politics using this kind of article.
I suppose the problem is that LW is a more sophisticated audience than the general public. We have heard every common position on most big debates. We don’t need to hear yet another article proclaiming that war iz bad. We want an article that says why war is bad, and why everyone on the other side got it wrong and how their specific arguments are flawed. That necessarily involves addressing the strongest arguments the other side has, the downsides of your own suggestions, etc.
Yeah, I understand about LW. This is why I just had a link, and not the article itself—the article is not directed at the LW audience, I was making a meta-point about promoting rational thinking in politics using this kind of article.