JoshuaZ comments on Political topics attract participants inclined to use the norms of mainstream political debate, risking a tipping point to lower quality discussion - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 26 March 2015 12:17:29AM 4 points [-]

This is a plausible, and worrying point. Is there some evidence for the basic thesis beyond simple intuitiveness?