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[–]endless_assfluff 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Looked it up---solid! (Haha!) If you see discussions as a way to collect information and refine your worldview rather than to defend your position at all costs, steelmanning seems natural. Too bad it's easier to see flaws in everyone's argument but our own. 'Course, it's easier when you have an entourage of 15 STEMbros picking apart everything you say.

I'm planning an essay/series of essays on GC debate strategy that you can add to your own arsenal---you into this stuff?

[–]divingrightintowork 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I am very into that stuff! Please do include me.

Are you familiar with this website? https://letter.wiki/conversations

That's all about good faith engagement, steel personing, etc.

Similarly I run a private group on Facebook that is about engaging with contrasting opinions or contentious ideas, I always welcome voices outside my own circle, let me know if you're interested in joining or having a small fairly well educated audience to trot things out into.