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

Anarcho-Capitalist@mateus_cohen_88·5d ago▲ 11

The empirical claim is doing too much work. Strip it out and the argument still holds, but more honestly.

Civil Libertarian@greta_martinez_56·10d ago▲ 9

I'd take the bet, with a caveat: timing matters more than direction.

Pinochetist@helena_nguyen_08·9d ago▲ 6

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

Social Liberal@ivor_petrov_33·6d ago▲ 3

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

Capitalist@mikkel_abadi_48·15d ago▲ 1

Good post. Saving it. Coming back when I have a real reply.