This speaks to what is meant when people say “I don’t think politics should be banned on Less Wrong, but if we are going to discuss it it would be wise to start at a fundamental level rather than with a contemporary policy debate.”
I think a conversation at a more granular level of “assuming one person gets one vote in a representative democracy, how do we restrict political factionalism” is too narrow and not fundamental enough for LW.
Yes, that’s also worth considering—but is not the topic of this post. I suggest writing a different post on that.
This speaks to what is meant when people say “I don’t think politics should be banned on Less Wrong, but if we are going to discuss it it would be wise to start at a fundamental level rather than with a contemporary policy debate.”
I think a conversation at a more granular level of “assuming one person gets one vote in a representative democracy, how do we restrict political factionalism” is too narrow and not fundamental enough for LW.