okay bitching about LW/rationalism. i should really write this on substack but i prefer that to be much more formal and thought out and well-presented and this is a little too off the cuff for it. i did touch a little on some of this in my existing longposts there
so, right off the bat, the name "rationalism" comes off as a rather coy kind of branding. any group that adopts that label can imply anyone that disagrees with them is irrational, stupid, and safe to ignore. it's similar to the "good guy squad" thing
