Purity Spirals + Cheap Talk = irrational rationalists
This is an interesting idea (phenomenon?):
> A purity spiral is a theory which argues for the existence of a form of groupthink in which it becomes more beneficial to hold certain views than to not hold them, and more extreme views are rewarded while expressing doubt, nuance, or moderation is punished (a process sometimes called "moral outbidding").[1] It is argued that this feedback loop leads to members competing to demonstrate the zealotry or purity of their views.[2][3]
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZQG9cwKbct2LtmL3p/evaporativ...
"someone wrote a weirdly labeled thing about this once so they must not be subject to the phenomena'
does the existence of a piece of writing on a topic really immunize the community from the disease @doubleunplussed?
Also thought it was worth pointing out that the LW "weird label" predates the label in the comment I replied to.
Ummm, EY literally has a semi-permanent office in Lighthouse (at least until recently) and routinely blocks people on Twitter as a matter of course.
lol blocking people is literally encouraging social isolation by limiting your exposure to people who disagree with you.
not very rational mind you