I wasn’t referring to “where to discuss politically charged topics”, I was referring to “where to discuss the fact that something that happens on LessWrong.com makes me uncomfortable because [reasons]”.
To be honest I prefer to avoid politically charged topics, as long as they avoid me (which they didn’t, in this case).
I just want to chime in quickly to say that I disagree with Said here pretty heavily, but also don’t know that I agree with any other single person in the conversation, and articulating what I actually believe would require more time than I have right now.
I love that you’re willing to say that, but I’m a bit confused as to what purpose that comment serves. Without some indication of which parts you disagree with, and what things you DO believe, all this is saying is “I take no responsibility for what everyone is saying here”, which I assume is true for all of us.
Personally, I agree with Said on a number of aspects—a reader’s reaction to a topic, or to a poster, is not sufficient reason to do anything. This is especially true when the reader’s reaction is primarily based on non-LW information. I DISAGREE that this makes all discussion fair game, as long as it’s got a robe of abstraction which allows deniability that it relates to the painful topic.
I don’t know that I’ve seen anyone besides me claim that the abstraction seems too thin. It would take a discussion of when it applies and when it does not to get me to ignore my (limited) understanding of the participants’ positions on the related-but-not-on-LW topic.
Generally, if you want to talk about how LW is moderated or unpleasant behavior happening here, you should talk to me. [If you think I’m making mistakes, the person to talk to is probably Habryka.] We don’t have an official ombudsman, and perhaps it’s worth putting some effort into finding one.
I wasn’t referring to “where to discuss politically charged topics”, I was referring to “where to discuss the fact that something that happens on LessWrong.com makes me uncomfortable because [reasons]”.
To be honest I prefer to avoid politically charged topics, as long as they avoid me (which they didn’t, in this case).
I just want to chime in quickly to say that I disagree with Said here pretty heavily, but also don’t know that I agree with any other single person in the conversation, and articulating what I actually believe would require more time than I have right now.
I love that you’re willing to say that, but I’m a bit confused as to what purpose that comment serves. Without some indication of which parts you disagree with, and what things you DO believe, all this is saying is “I take no responsibility for what everyone is saying here”, which I assume is true for all of us.
Personally, I agree with Said on a number of aspects—a reader’s reaction to a topic, or to a poster, is not sufficient reason to do anything. This is especially true when the reader’s reaction is primarily based on non-LW information. I DISAGREE that this makes all discussion fair game, as long as it’s got a robe of abstraction which allows deniability that it relates to the painful topic.
I don’t know that I’ve seen anyone besides me claim that the abstraction seems too thin. It would take a discussion of when it applies and when it does not to get me to ignore my (limited) understanding of the participants’ positions on the related-but-not-on-LW topic.
Generally, if you want to talk about how LW is moderated or unpleasant behavior happening here, you should talk to me. [If you think I’m making mistakes, the person to talk to is probably Habryka.] We don’t have an official ombudsman, and perhaps it’s worth putting some effort into finding one.
This information should be publicly findable. And ideally anonymous information about reports received should also be published.
Alright, thank you!