Paul GrahamVerified account

Sometimes it's a logical fallacy of moderation. Sometimes it's a lack of intellectual or moral courage. But often it's the right answer.

Do you consider “moderate” to be a purely empirical statistical label, roughly “close to the average/median of the population’s views”?

Platforms like Twitter don't seem to work for moderates. All too often a moderate is treated like an extremist on this polarised platform.

Or when the individual believes that both extremes offer valuable insights on the topic

I'm moderate because I judge issues by their merits instead of party platform. Reasonable solutions often opposed for sake of opposition.