I've been in the #lesswrong IRC channel for the past couple weeks, arguing with people and delighting in the fact that I can present my arguments without first having to explain the empiricist utilitarian framework they rely upon. It's a wonderful feeling which is the exact opposite of the hair-tearing-out frustration I feel in Philosophy class, where the inferential distance is too great for me to really argue with my classmates (and when I retreat to the basics and attempt to close the inferential gap before addressing the issue, the teacher penalises or silences me for being off topic).

You seem legit. Also, wait, the #lesswrong IRC channel stopped being dead?