I'm reminded of a slatestarcodex quote: "...people rarely have consistent meta-level principles. Instead, they’ll endorse the meta-level principle that supports their object-level beliefs at any given moment."https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1094368231723167744 …
-
Show this thread
-
What does that mean? Perhaps it means one should operate on the meta-level below where one is trying to make a point. ie give concrete examples when trying to persuade. Or, to what Visa is saying, change individual minds when you want a zeitgeist.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread
Ironically (lazily), I'm leaving out the concrete examples that back up what Scott is saying - you can see them here, in SSC's advice post on nonfiction writing:https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/02/20/writing-advice/ …
0 replies
0 retweets
1 like
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.