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On 'What Do We Mean By "Rationality"?' when you said "If that seems like a perfectly good definition, you can stop reading here; otherwise continue." - I took your word for it and stopped reading. But apparently comments aren't enabled there.
You have significantly altered my views on morality (Views which I put a GREAT deal of mental and emotional effort into.) I suspect I am not alone in this.
I think there's a fine line between tolerating the appearance of a fanboy culture, and becoming a fanboy culture. The next rationalist pop star might not be up to the challenge.
And for that matter, how many time would you want to risk be subjected to agreement without succumbing? It's not wireheading, but people do get addicted.
Agreement and disagreement look more like skills that we can develop (and can improve at both of) than ends of a continuum (where moving toward one means moving away from the other).
I mean, we can reduce the apparent and actual extent to which we're an Eliezer fan-club or echo chamber, and improve our armor against the emotional and social pressures that "we all think the Great Leader is perfect" tends to form. And we can also, simulateously, improve our ability to endorse good ideas even when someone else already said that idea, and to actually coordinate to get stuff done in groups.