The way this is written feels condescending to both sides. Not that there aren't many dumb people on both sides, but if you're writing a Socratic dialogue, it feels more appropriate to lecture and defeat steel man rather than weaker versions of other side's views.
The way this is written feels condescending to both sides. Not that there aren't many dumb people on both sides, but if you're writing a Socratic dialogue, it feels more appropriate to lecture and defeat steel man rather than weaker versions of other side's views.
The way this is written feels condescending to both sides. Not that there aren't many dumb people on both sides, but if you're writing a Socratic dialogue, it feels more appropriate to lecture and defeat steel man rather than weaker versions of other side's views.
Like this post of Scott Alexander's.
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/galton-ehrlich-buck
You must be unfamiliar with the actual Socratic dialogues, one of which is, justly, described as “Socrates and sock puppets” :)
Much discussion is focused on the merits of the current protestors though, so it's fair to try to represent their ideas.