Open thread, October 30 - November 5, 2017

Elo

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If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post, then it goes here.

Notes for future OT posters:

1. Please add the 'open_thread' tag.

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Things worth noting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aumann%27s_agreement_theorem
https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Tapping_Out
http://lesswrong.com/lw/o6p/double_crux_a_strategy_for_resolving_disagreement/
people usually stop if they are bored yes.
it's hard to get a concrete belief articulated to try to debate around it (see CMV on reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/)

I tried posting at CMV but didn't find anyone interesting. I generally look for any good individuals at forums. I have a ton of discussion experience and am familiar with people's unwillingness to provide clear targets for possible criticism/refutation. Most people are also largely unwilling to answer direct questions in short, clear ways and unwilling to correct mistakes they made. E.g. I've routinely found people unwilling to correct misquotes (a type of mistake which is especially easy to judge objectively). Those are some of the reasons I try to focus ... (read more)