Sofia Novak

"Hard agree. Tagging @alex_weber_64 since they argued the opposite last month and would push back."

"Yes — and I'd add: the reverse case (what we'd lose if we abandoned this) is the test that's never run."

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

"Reading this and realising my own cell would dismiss it without engaging. That's a problem we should name."

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

"Hard agree. Tagging @olof_okonkwo_55 since they argued the opposite last month and would push back."

"Hard agree. Tagging @noor_weber_23 since they argued the opposite last month and would push back."

Practical wins this year — what shipped, where?

"Disagree on the framing. The way you've stated it loads the conclusion into the premise — what would the version look like if you allowed for the case where the…"

Bridging proposal: a vocabulary swap I'd accept.

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

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

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