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Something surprising I've learned from forums: intellectual dishonesty is an art form. When I write an essay on a controversial topic, I can usually predict what the median attack on it will be. But occasionally I'll see one of just breathtaking novelty.
I think intellectual dishonesty is analogous to hacking in the sense of breaking into things. There are people who are not just smart but also way more dedicated than you'd expect anyone to be, and they find ways to attack you that you'd never have imagined possible.
This is not a subtweet, incidentally. It's because I'm writing a new essay, and while predicting ways people would attack it, I realized I was thinking the same thing the designer of a new system would: that I couldn't protect against a really dedicated attacker.
The same recipe that makes individuals rich makes countries powerful. Let the nerds keep their lunch money, and you rule the world. - Paul Graham
A related thought that I've had on this topic: Motivated reasoning is a helluva drug.
It's unfortunate how writing in a very defensive manner seems almost required nowadays. Constantly add "I'm not saying X, but" and "I don't mean A, B, or C, but rather...", until the majority of what one writes is basically just disclaimers stating what you are *not* writing
Can you give an example? You've ignited sudden desperate curiosity in me.
The recent meta study on masks was a doozy. “No statistically significant benefit” over and over and over. The conclusion? “We recommend masks.”
“Science flavored messaging.”
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