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He's written substantial chunks of it on his blog, but there is no quantity of words he could write that could convince them.
(We're talking about a seriously minor viewpoint held by cranks, but they're cranks who include LW regulars, or you and I would never have heard of them in the first place. It is entirely unclear to me how convincing them is a game changer.)
I mean a game changer in this community. Obviously Yvain's blog posts will not have far-reaching real-world political implications.
By the way, singularitarianism is also a seriously minor viewpoint held by cranks.
Yes, but that doesn't make crank magnetism a good idea.
Wow, that is awesome, I did not know there was a term for that. I always wondered why there seems to be a stacking effect when it came to bad beliefs. Thanks
I think a lot of it is the "vindication of all kooks" effect. NaturalNews is an excellent example.