I have mixed feelings about this. Ultimately my hunch is that Making A Stand is somewhat a collective action problem and I don't see any mechanism for coordination among Grey Tribers, among other issueshttps://twitter.com/yashkaf/status/1273681454682312704 …
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There are some remarkable cases where embracing martyrdom can act as a catalyst for broader heroism and coordination, but afaict martyrs mostly just end up dead
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Coordinating the grey tribe is exactly what I'm trying to do. It also helps not to catastrophize and talk about dead martyrs. This is not Maoist China, it's a rumor of a NYTimes story.
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Replying to @yashkaf @eigenrobot
In the 1980s my dad was publishing anti-Communist samizdat in Siberia. Back then the communist had guns and gulags, not Twitter. It was a gamble, but it paid off.
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Scott is a good man and has many fans. If someone publishes a hit piece, we should calmly explain why they're lying. No one will be sent to the gulag for this.
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Replying to @yashkaf @eigenrobot
I think people are way overrating how much power the NYTimes has over those who choose not to submit to it. And again, if it's Cade Metz then there's nothing I've read from him that would suggest he's even writing a hit piece. He's a nerd interested in ideas and technology.
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Replying to @yashkaf @eigenrobot
I think you are looking at this too objectively. Even if journalists have no power to hurt you, the subject can feel like they do and that emotional harm is not something one can avoid with Pure Reason®
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Replying to @lordcataplanga @eigenrobot
No, it can be avoided by people who believe in you (like I believe in Scott) standing by you publicly. Locking your account and going into hiding is the opposite, you're just leaving him out to be lied about.
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Replying to @yashkaf @eigenrobot
Right, I've been meaning to ask
@eigenrobot what locking is supposed to accomplish here. Like, I'd understand if Scott did that to protect himself, but why should his readers do that. Are we supposed to be worried that we will make him look bad, or that he will make us look bad?1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @lordcataplanga @yashkaf
i. Less fuel for the fire. Controlling information is crucial in an information war. ii. The cost of exposure is higher for some than others. I'm more leaning toward going out shiny and chrome but I don't think that should be forced on anyone.
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generally if youre going to make a Stand the last thing you want to do is hand over ammunition to the people who are about to charge your walls
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Replying to @eigenrobot @lordcataplanga
It's a good question what gives them more ammunition. You have so many followers, do you trust that no one will screenshot something you said? That deleting a tweet won't be seen as admission of malfeasance? Those who lie will find something to lie about, idk if hiding will help.
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If were literally conspiring against someone, it makes sense to hide information. But that's not what we're doing. Almost all rationalists are actively supporting the same good causes as everyone, aside from cancel culture.
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