I’m a bit confused by this discussion, since I haven’t in any way suggested banning people from using the site. That’s a completely separate issue from managing the balance of ideologies behind the site design. As it happens, Manifold liberally bans people but mostly because they manipulate markets via bots/puppets, troll, or are abusive: this is required for a balanced markets and good community spirit, and seems a reasonable balance.
James brought up site moderation philosophy in a comment (“Regarding Manifest and controversial attendees, we kept the same ethos as a our site, where anyone can create markets.”). I responded by asking how that jived with plausible business models for the company. So it’s a discussion about an issue first raised in the comments. I do think it’s of some relevance to a broader question hinted at in your post: whether the founders’ prior ideological commitments are causing them to make suboptimal business decisions.
I’m a bit confused by this discussion, since I haven’t in any way suggested banning people from using the site. That’s a completely separate issue from managing the balance of ideologies behind the site design. As it happens, Manifold liberally bans people but mostly because they manipulate markets via bots/puppets, troll, or are abusive: this is required for a balanced markets and good community spirit, and seems a reasonable balance.
James brought up site moderation philosophy in a comment (“Regarding Manifest and controversial attendees, we kept the same ethos as a our site, where anyone can create markets.”). I responded by asking how that jived with plausible business models for the company. So it’s a discussion about an issue first raised in the comments. I do think it’s of some relevance to a broader question hinted at in your post: whether the founders’ prior ideological commitments are causing them to make suboptimal business decisions.