No, you’re missing my point. Idk if we disagree on anything concrete, the issue is that you’re both Fluttershys or something. Kaj, you say,
Or rather, it may help the individual who makes that choice, but it doesn’t help the community in general.
How do you go from “help the community” back to “oh, what we’re doing is great”? THIS is the problem; if help the community was your goal, you’d go about nudging norms to encourage “meditate more, read less”. But that’s not what you’re doing; instead, you’re throwing your emotional support behind the status quo.
This is one of those things where you won’t change what you’re doing, because you don’t want to, deep down. You’d rather have a nice happy community.
Your first step is to stop being fake, and gaslighting us about how much you want to help. Do you think I believe for one second you don’t know how to do better?
This is the point where we accuse each other of arguing in bad faith. No amount of politicking is going to change us, and the only way communities like LW change is when people start getting banned.
No, you’re missing my point. Idk if we disagree on anything concrete, the issue is that you’re both Fluttershys or something. Kaj, you say,
How do you go from “help the community” back to “oh, what we’re doing is great”? THIS is the problem; if help the community was your goal, you’d go about nudging norms to encourage “meditate more, read less”. But that’s not what you’re doing; instead, you’re throwing your emotional support behind the status quo.
This is one of those things where you won’t change what you’re doing, because you don’t want to, deep down. You’d rather have a nice happy community.
How do you suggest I do that? I honestly don’t think I know of a better way than what I’m currently doing.
My strategy is to try to create small exercises that people can try. Experiments or experiences that can show something.
I used to do this for rationality techniques too.
That’s the best way I know how.
Your first step is to stop being fake, and gaslighting us about how much you want to help. Do you think I believe for one second you don’t know how to do better?
This is the point where we accuse each other of arguing in bad faith. No amount of politicking is going to change us, and the only way communities like LW change is when people start getting banned.