I had a discussion with Louise Perry, and feel kind mid about it; I think I'm v unexperienced having this "style" of conversation, which feels like high-level frames making generalist claims about the other, or something? 1/
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I'm used to my longform verbal disagreements being with rationalists, where it's quite precise. I went in prepared for something like this - I had a long notepad full of studies, plus the data from the massive study I'd recently done, but somehow ended up using none of it?
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One example of the norm I'm not accustomed to seems to be the use of questions as prompts? I'm used to pretty carefully clarifying questions and answering them seriously, whereas here it felt more like they were intended to be generalist idea-starters.
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Not slammin anybody here, my guess is just there's some form of conversational norm that this interview took that I am not accustomed to witnessing or participating in. It was interesting! But also I'm a bit unsatisfied with my performance in it.
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I don't know Louis Perry's background, but it might just be interview practice. You don't have to answer the question as asked. Media training 101:
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Scott Adams gives you a lesson on how to answer questions from the press, aka Media Training pscp.tv/w/b2ZybDExODgw
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for what it's worth, I popped over here b/c I enjoyed your Unherd interview so much
I'd listen to a duo rematch and might dig up your solo (the mod said welcome back so I assume you've done an interview with them before)
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What is refreshing in your argumentation is the lack of fundamentalism and an overall affinity toward a data-driven approach.
We need more of that in the world of media.
Saw this after the video on sex work VS porn. v good.
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