We can easily construct a hypothetical truel worth fighting: consider the scenario of Three Worlds collide, only the three worlds have more comparable technology levels.
Don’t you guys have any sense of humour? Don’t you realise the inevitability of textual mash-ups?
The topdog in a truel is in a double-bind—a situation, where he cannot win. He has three responses—get shot, invite to a rational discussion where the injustice of it all can be meta-commented and get shot or get out of the field. Thus shut up and extract is the only rational response.
“What should you (a rationalist) do if you might be in a truel-like situation?”
Shut up and Subtract (yourself from the situation).
We can easily construct a hypothetical truel worth fighting: consider the scenario of Three Worlds collide, only the three worlds have more comparable technology levels.
Don’t you guys have any sense of humour? Don’t you realise the inevitability of textual mash-ups? The topdog in a truel is in a double-bind—a situation, where he cannot win. He has three responses—get shot, invite to a rational discussion where the injustice of it all can be meta-commented and get shot or get out of the field. Thus shut up and extract is the only rational response.