My main point was that meta-meta level (the part you didn’t quote) is very seldom useful in solving problems. My sense is that Will is too willing to go to that level.
I don’t agree with your point about what the practice of law is like, but that isn’t important. With certain types of problems, one level of meta is useful very frequently, with other types of problems much less so. It depends a lot on context. In particular circumstances, I think most thoughtful people could come to agreement on the usefulness of meta level analysis (i.e. policy arguments). But Will is particularly poorly calibrated on the usefulness of meta arguments. Most of society under-relies on meta-level analysis. Will seems to over-rely on it.
My main point was that meta-meta level (the part you didn’t quote) is very seldom useful in solving problems. My sense is that Will is too willing to go to that level.
I don’t agree with your point about what the practice of law is like, but that isn’t important. With certain types of problems, one level of meta is useful very frequently, with other types of problems much less so. It depends a lot on context. In particular circumstances, I think most thoughtful people could come to agreement on the usefulness of meta level analysis (i.e. policy arguments). But Will is particularly poorly calibrated on the usefulness of meta arguments. Most of society under-relies on meta-level analysis. Will seems to over-rely on it.
How would you know how well I’m calibrated?