ChristianKl comments on LessWrong 2.0 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: passive_fist 20 December 2015 02:06:34AM 0 points [-]

Disclaimer: politics is the mind-killer.

LW used to be politically neutral; I'm not sure it is so anymore. A large part of the user base is American, and the current presidential election season is spilling into LW far more than previous seasons ever did. And the current wave of populist, nationalistic, libertarian/individualist ideology which seems to be very popular in the USA is being represented in the general atmosphere of LW.

It would be great if a temporary ban on political subjects could be set and enforced until at least the current election season is over.

Comment author: ChristianKl 25 December 2015 11:45:25PM *  2 points [-]

It would be great if a temporary ban on political subjects could be set and enforced until at least the current election season is over.

I think karma voting works better than articulating a fixed rule. If you come about a political discussion that you think shouldn't be on LW, downvote it.

Omnilibrium seems to be a valid place for political discussions and I'm in favor of moving most of the political discussions happening on LW to Omnilibrium. As a result I think it's okay to have an Omnilibrium summary post in the LW open thread from time to time.