I think the harshness of LW is related to the difficulty of the topics. Debating quantum physics is more difficult than debating sport news—less experts, more myths. (And we care about getting the correct result, where “correct” is defined as “corresponding to the territory”, not as “which makes my tribe happy”.)
I think the harshness of LW is related to the difficulty of the topics. Debating quantum physics is more difficult than debating sport news—less experts, more myths. (And we care about getting the correct result, where “correct” is defined as “corresponding to the territory”, not as “which makes my tribe happy”.)