I would not be surprised if this is the most clearly false bit of everything in the OP plus comment section. I have been subscribed to his posts since the games he ran and I don’t think there’s any way at least half of his posts could possibly be described as making vastly less sense than the OP.
Hmm. Let me rethink. Okay, possibly? If you think fiction makes no sense? That would do it, maybe. Otherwise nah.
I agree that the post makes several good points, but it offers no viable alternative policy to sanctions. Without any named alternatives, what’s the actual thesis?
The OP makes vastly more sense than at least half of all the posts you’ve ever made to Less Wrong.
Is the OP true? Do I agree with it? Maybe, maybe not. But it’s perfectly coherent, and makes several fairly clearly stated points.
Downvoted for manifestly untrue accusations of low epistemic quality; upgraded to strong downvote for blatant hypocrisy.
I would not be surprised if this is the most clearly false bit of everything in the OP plus comment section. I have been subscribed to his posts since the games he ran and I don’t think there’s any way at least half of his posts could possibly be described as making vastly less sense than the OP.
Hmm. Let me rethink. Okay, possibly? If you think fiction makes no sense? That would do it, maybe. Otherwise nah.
I stand by my claim. (Fiction excluded.)
I agree that the post makes several good points, but it offers no viable alternative policy to sanctions. Without any named alternatives, what’s the actual thesis?
I do not agree that a lack of named alternatives makes the post any less relevant (if we accept that its points are, indeed, good ones).
Offering alternatives would be (even) better, but I agree a post can be perfectly fine without them.
If three are no alternatives that are a really better, then no other course of action is indicated...The thesis is true, but useless.
“Do nothing” is an alternative. It is in fact an alternative chosen by China for example.
What about “better”? Just permitting aggressive warfare hurts ordinary people disprortionately, etc, etc.