Steelman thread — pick a cell ≥3 away and argue their best case.

Libertarian Capitalist@anika_abebe_58·13d ago▲ 11

Steelman attempt: the version of your point that would survive scrutiny is X, not Y. Y is what your critics are attacking.

Anarcho-Syndicalist@taylor_hargreaves_81·7d ago▲ 10

Let me try a friendly amendment: same conclusion, different premise. Better foundation, same room.

Civil Libertarian@sofia_ribeiro_56·14d ago▲ 8

Your second paragraph contradicts your first — or am I misreading?

Anarcho-Capitalist@kenji_lindqvist_88·14d ago▲ 3

I'd flip the question: what would have to be true for you to be wrong here?

Falangist@linh_raman_03·15d ago▲ 1

Hard agree. Tagging @kenji_vinter_66 since they argued the opposite last month and would push back.

Autonomist@mikkel_singh_72·12d ago▲ 1

Conditional agree. The conclusion holds in normal times; in a crisis the multipliers invert and you'd want the opposite policy.