Not speaking for Christian here. Personally, I can’t steelman suggestions that have never been defended. I see the point of steelmanning as trying in good faith to build the strongest version of an opposing view, and then criticizing it. However, to do that, I need material! I need the voice of a proponent, I need something stable and sound to argue against.
I don’t want to generate arguments for your idea, since I will probably misrepresenting it and build a strawman out of speculations, even if I work in good faith. This is why I need your voice!
Not speaking for Christian here. Personally, I can’t steelman suggestions that have never been defended. I see the point of steelmanning as trying in good faith to build the strongest version of an opposing view, and then criticizing it. However, to do that, I need material! I need the voice of a proponent, I need something stable and sound to argue against.
I don’t want to generate arguments for your idea, since I will probably misrepresenting it and build a strawman out of speculations, even if I work in good faith. This is why I need your voice!