I also stumbled on this point. I think it parses as
[attempt paraphrasing Zvi]
My Inner Eliezer says, “Writing this post without the condescension, or making it shorter, would be much much more effort for Eliezer to write. To the extent such a thing can be written, someone else has to write that version.” Also, besides my Inner Eliezer saying that, the preceding statement is almost explicit in the text in several places.
Evidence for the last bit is things like
[Eliezer’s OP]
Your grandpa is feeling kind of tired now and can’t debate this again with as much energy as when he was younger.
What did you mean by this?
I also stumbled on this point. I think it parses as
[attempt paraphrasing Zvi]
Evidence for the last bit is things like
[Eliezer’s OP]
etc.