I think they can be used that way sometimes. And when they do, it is harmful. I recall hearing someone on LessWrong comment recently about how rationalists often don’t say things “loudly” enough.
But I also think that there are a lot of times where they are used appropriately. At least here on LessWrong and in other groups of respectable people. So saying that they’re basically epistemic security theater seems like a big stretch to me.
I think they can be used that way sometimes. And when they do, it is harmful. I recall hearing someone on LessWrong comment recently about how rationalists often don’t say things “loudly” enough.
But I also think that there are a lot of times where they are used appropriately. At least here on LessWrong and in other groups of respectable people. So saying that they’re basically epistemic security theater seems like a big stretch to me.