Mason  🏃‍♂️ ✂️

It just seems strange to ask a *bunch* of questions publically and then try to move actual discussion into a private channel. I am much happier to discuss what I consider a poor frame proposed in public... in public

Okay! So, do you have a crisp and clear definition of IDW that you like?

Nope -- for the same reason don't I have a clear definition of "happy people," "good thinkers," or even "my friends." (All of these are actually fuzzier.) I have crisp definitions for groups certified by top-down organizations, and I don't think those rule the day.

So, is it "I know it when I see it" or are people only IDW if they voluntarily self-identify as such?

You'll see some variability in the way people apply the label -- just as you do for e.g. "rationalists" and "effective altruists." I tend to think of both a little differently depending on context

Do you not find the term cringe inducing at all?

No, I find "cringe-inducing" cringe-inducing. It's the idiotic terms mean girls use when they're tired of calling people they don't like "creepy"