Reading annual thing made me realize why I had an instinctive aversion to letter dot wiki. The mannered faux-genteel 18th-century republic-of-letters vibe is too jarring for me. The Well is 35 years old but feels fresher (both form/content) than this “Dear Joe” larping.
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It also drives home the point that the most interesting long-running conversations do NOT have “debate”, let alone “civil debate” as the thing being solved for. Makes me suspect modern conservatives are cargo cutting an Enlightenment discourse model that never was. Booorring.
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Note, purely personal opinion and preferences. By all means go do civil debate larps if that’s your thing.
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I suspect then that your thoughts on our project, PAIRAGRAPH, will be similar?
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Correct. But all power to you, and hope it works for people who like the format 🙂

