My current take is that more precise definitions are useful, and that I should adjust any behavior that is causing easily-corrected misunderstanding, but that coming up with more precise definitions is lower priority than making progress on the problem (and will be easier after making progress).
(In addition to the other reasons I gave for prioritizing clarity of definitions/explanations) I’d like to help contribute to making forward progress on these things (despite not being as optimistic as you), but it’s hard to do that without first understanding your existing ideas and intuitions, and that’s hard to do while being confused about what your words mean. I think this probably also applies to others who would like to contribute to this research.
(In addition to the other reasons I gave for prioritizing clarity of definitions/explanations) I’d like to help contribute to making forward progress on these things (despite not being as optimistic as you), but it’s hard to do that without first understanding your existing ideas and intuitions, and that’s hard to do while being confused about what your words mean. I think this probably also applies to others who would like to contribute to this research.