the Slate Star Codex comments policy is a failure because it punishes unnecessary rudeness but not unnecessary moralization.
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@slatestarcodex I feel like that's one of those things that needs a planet-sized nutshell. -
@slatestarcodex it's something like, bringing an ought into an is-discussion, or taking offense at a neutral claim -
@slatestarcodex basically trying to move an argument into the moral realm where you have prepared an elaborate ambush for it
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@slatestarcodex@admittedlyhuman my perspective is there is a lot of conversational tactics that basically imply the other person is evil. -
@slatestarcodex@admittedlyhuman You can say "I don't acknowledge your frame that defines my position as evil." but "fuck you" is shorter
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@slatestarcodex@admittedlyhuman i think that fakey should be allowed to be unnecessarily rude in the comments but not other peopleThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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