I would add that this post appeared on substack the same day it appeared on LW. In both cases, we have a totally new account opened that day (with different usernames), who never commented anywhere before publishing the post. This is definitely not the typical pattern I would expect from the average user.
That said, I can agree that sanctions will have horrible side effects, that they are not structured in an optimal way and so on, but the main feeling I got from this post is something like “it would have been far better to just sit quietly and watch”. Is it just my impression?
It’s a new account. I think suspicion is somewhat justified.
I would add that this post appeared on substack the same day it appeared on LW. In both cases, we have a totally new account opened that day (with different usernames), who never commented anywhere before publishing the post. This is definitely not the typical pattern I would expect from the average user.
That said, I can agree that sanctions will have horrible side effects, that they are not structured in an optimal way and so on, but the main feeling I got from this post is something like “it would have been far better to just sit quietly and watch”. Is it just my impression?