The state of confusion you're describing sounds a lot like Kegan's 4.5 nihilism (pretty much everything at meaningness.com is relevant). A person's values have been demolished by a persuasive argument, but they haven't yet internalized that people are "allowed" to create their own systems and values. Alright.
1. I assume that LW-adjacent people should actually be better at guiding people out of this stage, because a lot of people in the community have gone through the same process and there is an extensive body of work on the t... (read more)
The state of confusion you're describing sounds a lot like Kegan's 4.5 nihilism (pretty much everything at meaningness.com is relevant). A person's values have been demolished by a persuasive argument, but they haven't yet internalized that people are "allowed" to create their own systems and values. Alright.
1. I assume that LW-adjacent people should actually be better at guiding people out of this stage, because a lot of people in the community have gone through the same process and there is an extensive body of work on the t... (read more)