Whether solving politics is reasonable depends on where you are coming from. There’s a common assumption round here that Aumann’s agreement applies to real life, that people should be able to reach agreement and solve problems, and if they can’t, that’s an anomaly that needs explanation. The OP is suggesting that the explanation for arch-rationalists such as Hanson and Yudkowsky being unable to agree is lack of skill,whereas I am suggesting that Aumanns theorem doesn’t apply to real life, so lack of skill is not the only problem.
Whether solving politics is reasonable depends on where you are coming from. There’s a common assumption round here that Aumann’s agreement applies to real life, that people should be able to reach agreement and solve problems, and if they can’t, that’s an anomaly that needs explanation. The OP is suggesting that the explanation for arch-rationalists such as Hanson and Yudkowsky being unable to agree is lack of skill,whereas I am suggesting that Aumanns theorem doesn’t apply to real life, so lack of skill is not the only problem.