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Comment author: ChristianKl 21 March 2016 09:44:55PM 0 points [-]

19th, 12:39: CK replies ("seems like having a hedgehog perspective" This is where I first get the impression of status-fighting.

"Seems" is a word to make the statement less strong.

The statement provides two productive ways for the discussion to continue:

a) He says that I misunderstand that he advocates hedgehog-style thinking. b) He defends hedgehog-style thinking as good.

Both of those alternatives lead the discussion to a more substantive place that's less vague. Not wanting to take either of those positions but instead criticizing the fact that there's an assumption is evasive.