And while I agree that it’s sometimes useful to respond to what was actually said, rather than the best possible claims, that type of post is useful as a public response, rather than useful for discussion of the ideas. Given that the forum is for discussion about EA and EA ideas, I’d prefer to use steelman arguments where possible to better understand the questions at hand.
I think we basically agree.
And while I agree that it’s sometimes useful to respond to what was actually said, rather than the best possible claims, that type of post is useful as a public response, rather than useful for discussion of the ideas. Given that the forum is for discussion about EA and EA ideas, I’d prefer to use steelman arguments where possible to better understand the questions at hand.