It takes work to dig through the archives to find the history of this
sub. Can we have a link to a few context-providing posts in the sidebar
to make it easier for newcomers to find them in the future?
This sub clearly believes that rationalism has a lot of flaws, and that rationalists could improve a lot as people. This seems like an easy and low-effort way to get rationalists exposed to criticism of rationalism (since many rationalists talk about this sub by name and there is already content here from ex-rationalists), without changing the focus of the sub.
I'm not proposing that this sub should change in content or focus. I find it confusing that you think that rationalists should change as people, but also that this sub shouldn't direct them to posts that help them do that. Have I misunderstood something about what you're saying here?
I didn’t say anything about rationalists changing as people, so that’s weird of you to say
All I’m saying - and in a rare moment of open-mindedness I left this post up without removing it - is that this sub is supposed to primarily fun, and we build it around that idea
If something else good comes out of it then even better, but the point is explicitly to take the piss
Sorry, clearly I didn't explain myself very well. It sounds like this policy has been around for a while and it might not be worth trying to rephrase my argument.
Thanks for the explanation!
I’m personally fine with a completely ignorant person coming in,
asking what this place is about, and either (1) Getting mad online and
making an ass of themself, or (2) prompting some new semi-effort (or
better!) takes from older members.
However, if mods get sick of it, having a “wtf is this place” link
might help. Good start!
Makes sense!
IMO they post their "WTF"s elsewhere: [https://twitter.com/DanielleFong/status/1275633903638896640](https://twitter.com/DanielleFong/status/1275633903638896640)
Rationalists seeking to join us must derive three (3) contradictions between the labor theory of value and neoclassical economics and record a video renouncing their sins whilst flogging themselves.
Thus they purify mind and soul.
This sub is welcoming of but not designed around the idea of ex-rationalists finding a new online home
I’m personally fine with a completely ignorant person coming in, asking what this place is about, and either (1) Getting mad online and making an ass of themself, or (2) prompting some new semi-effort (or better!) takes from older members.
However, if mods get sick of it, having a “wtf is this place” link might help. Good start!
Here’s the first part of the sequences:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/
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