Some of your statements about advocacy and politics reminded me of the following two posts by Robin Hanson, which I enjoyed and would recommend to people who haven’t read them yet:
Policy Tug-O-War
To Oppose Polarization, Tug Sideways
Some of your statements about advocacy and politics reminded me of the following two posts by Robin Hanson, which I enjoyed and would recommend to people who haven’t read them yet:
Policy Tug-O-War
To Oppose Polarization, Tug Sideways