I’ll grant that Crocker’s Rules are a useful toolset for some aspiring rationalists. However, my opinion is that they’re an extremely primitive tool with a low learning curve being used where highly advanced tools with a high learning curve are also available. Use Crocker’s Rules where you must, but social skills (like learning to be tactfully forthright) are a skillset with a potentially large payoff.
I’ll grant that Crocker’s Rules are a useful toolset for some aspiring rationalists. However, my opinion is that they’re an extremely primitive tool with a low learning curve being used where highly advanced tools with a high learning curve are also available. Use Crocker’s Rules where you must, but social skills (like learning to be tactfully forthright) are a skillset with a potentially large payoff.