I hope I don’t come across as saying that this is a forum for talking about politics in the specific.
The article is more a reflection of how the “politics is the mind-killer” perspective impacted me and my broader relationship to politics and policy, probably for the worst.
Just because it’s not a great topic to discuss in this particular context ,and in some other situations, this doesn’t make it a valuable or important topic to discuss in other contexts. (And to be clear, I haven’t taken your comments as suggesting as such!)
I’d go as far as arguing that if rationalists can better discuss politics effectively with people who are less rationally-inclined, this might go some way towards raising the sanity waterline in a really important domain.
Great points.
I hope I don’t come across as saying that this is a forum for talking about politics in the specific.
The article is more a reflection of how the “politics is the mind-killer” perspective impacted me and my broader relationship to politics and policy, probably for the worst.
Just because it’s not a great topic to discuss in this particular context ,and in some other situations, this doesn’t make it a valuable or important topic to discuss in other contexts. (And to be clear, I haven’t taken your comments as suggesting as such!)
I’d go as far as arguing that if rationalists can better discuss politics effectively with people who are less rationally-inclined, this might go some way towards raising the sanity waterline in a really important domain.