To my mind, this question relates to the accuracy of intuitions and the problems that arises while relying on it.
In the original post, my take is that the "quiet strain in the back of your mind" refers to the observation that people whom's opinion you value in a chatroom are discarding your opinion which is based on a single "anec-data" ; which, for a rationalist in his right mind, taking a step back and on a good day, would automatically discard as the sole model through which reality ought to be interpreted.
While this answers your question, my broader take is that untrained intuition is just a mashup feeling of what feels right... (read more)
To my mind, this question relates to the accuracy of intuitions and the problems that arises while relying on it.
In the original post, my take is that the "quiet strain in the back of your mind" refers to the observation that people whom's opinion you value in a chatroom are discarding your opinion which is based on a single "anec-data" ; which, for a rationalist in his right mind, taking a step back and on a good day, would automatically discard as the sole model through which reality ought to be interpreted.
While this answers your question, my broader take is that untrained intuition is just a mashup feeling of what feels right... (read more)