"On the one hand, this is really cool, and watching it in action gives you the same kind of feeling Seldon must have had inventing psychohistory" ... and on the other hand it's probably a steaming load of BS? https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/09/02/book-review-ages-of-discord/ …
Scott has a pattern of approaching the logical flaws in his own side's positions then backing off or failing to draw obvious conclusions. He's also said that he's ensconced in a very left wing peer group and has separately mentioned that he's very anxious to keep them happy.
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"Scott has a pattern of approaching the logical flaws in his own side's positions then backing off or failing to draw obvious conclusions." - probably because he doesn't want to get witch-hunted. Or at least he wants to move backwards in the queue for being witch-hunted.
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(because let's face it, if there was a leftist revolution tomorrow he would definitely be in trouble)
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