good thread tangent: people who want to ban shaming, tell people not to feel shame, try to delegitimize the value of shame, etc., are basically identical to folks who go long stocks and get upset at short sellers (who promote & trade on ACCURATE INFORMATION that predicts future)https://twitter.com/amyalkon/status/1133818193699659776 …
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2/ to expand on that: if you're invested in a stock, you SHOULD want to know about potential problems with that stock, so you can make smart decisions about selling / further investments / etc >>>
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3/ and if you're contemplating engaging in activity X, you SHOULD want accurate information about how that activity will affect your reputation in your social sphere, so that you can make smart decisions about maximizing your future utility
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4/ People who object to bad information / short sellers are those who are committed to a market position. Perhaps irrationally ("I just love Tesla!!!") or perhaps rationally ("I already bought the options, and I need the price to stay high for three more months")
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5/ Likewise with social shame: people who object to the transmission of information / the evaluation of that information are committed to a position. E.g. they already whored around and want to break the market equilibrium that values them poorly because of that, or intend to...
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