But my eyes cross and I clench my fists a little when comments consist of “Yes, yes, but [long, extremely detailed nitpick in academic-ese].” …
Rationality and clear thinking should be as basic as Dick and Jane.
Provisionally agree in the general sense, but… should linguistics? (And what about physics?) I guess my objection is: if someone has an academic nitpick, why shouldn’t it be phrased in the dialect of academia?
A lot of things (most things) on LW are about rationality and clear thinking, but some are about (and require) specialized knowledge. Conflating the two subjects by applying the same standards of discourse seems counterproductive.
Provisionally agree in the general sense, but… should linguistics? (And what about physics?) I guess my objection is: if someone has an academic nitpick, why shouldn’t it be phrased in the dialect of academia?
A lot of things (most things) on LW are about rationality and clear thinking, but some are about (and require) specialized knowledge. Conflating the two subjects by applying the same standards of discourse seems counterproductive.
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