You said: If by the time that happens in full force, we're still mostly political naivetes with little understanding of how politics works in general or what drives particular political ideas, how is that going to work out well."
I think the debate here might rely on an unnecessary dichotomy, either I discuss politics on LW/in the rationalist community OR I will have little (or no) understanding.
Another solution would be to think of spaces to discuss politics which one can join.
I believe that we wont get a better understanding of politics by discussing it here, as its more of a form of empirical knowledge you acquire:
Some preliminary thoughts how to learn it outside... (read more)
You said: If by the time that happens in full force, we're still mostly political naivetes with little understanding of how politics works in general or what drives particular political ideas, how is that going to work out well."
I think the debate here might rely on an unnecessary dichotomy, either I discuss politics on LW/in the rationalist community OR I will have little (or no) understanding.
Another solution would be to think of spaces to discuss politics which one can join.
I believe that we wont get a better understanding of politics by discussing it here, as its more of a form of empirical knowledge you acquire:
Some preliminary thoughts how to learn it outside... (read more)