The psychological stuff (in particular the woman who was attracting bullies) made me feel uncomfortable, but that’s not a good enough reason for Shannon to not include such material.
If the political material (which I didn’t think was inflammatory) actually leads to the comments blowing up, then I’ll concede that you had a point.
When talking about the impacts of complex systems, it is useful to pick one that people know, so as to not have to spend a whole lot of words giving background explanation.
I could not think of an example to use for this that was not at all political. I do not think it being slightly political outweighs the value of the description.
Do you prefer only examining elements on a small enough scale that you can get close to perfection in comfort and lack of error (what margin of error is acceptable to you since perfection is generally not actually achievable?), or do you prefer to consider some things that are uncomfortable if there might be a high pay off in return for examining these areas that may be useful for improving your rationality skills?
I think the examples you use are overly political and may make some readers feel uncomfortable.
The psychological stuff (in particular the woman who was attracting bullies) made me feel uncomfortable, but that’s not a good enough reason for Shannon to not include such material.
If the political material (which I didn’t think was inflammatory) actually leads to the comments blowing up, then I’ll concede that you had a point.
When talking about the impacts of complex systems, it is useful to pick one that people know, so as to not have to spend a whole lot of words giving background explanation.
I could not think of an example to use for this that was not at all political. I do not think it being slightly political outweighs the value of the description.
Do you prefer only examining elements on a small enough scale that you can get close to perfection in comfort and lack of error (what margin of error is acceptable to you since perfection is generally not actually achievable?), or do you prefer to consider some things that are uncomfortable if there might be a high pay off in return for examining these areas that may be useful for improving your rationality skills?