@GabrielDuquette the words that come to mind are "thoughtfully mindkilled" but mostly it's the creepy distancing, as from a contaminant
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@St_Rev whoa really? -
@sarahdoingthing For the most part, to the limited extent that I'm willing to check details. Any particular thing in FAQ you'd challenge? -
@St_Rev the part where he treats the question of "is human welfare getting better or worse" as solved based on very thin evidence -
@sarahdoingthing You mean the part about Whig history? -
@St_Rev no about happiness and stuff -
@sarahdoingthing He's rebutting a claim by reactionaries that happiness is decreasing. Showing that there's no consensus is sufficient. -
@St_Rev my problem with it is that it's a deep, interesting question and he's like, well that's done, next... -
@St_Rev but my problem is more with the crowd-surfing response to it than the essay itself - relief from intellectual tension is shameful. - 3 more replies
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