I think I strongly agree with you on the value of being open to using betting in cases like these (at least in private, probably in public). And if you mean something like “Just in case anyone were to interpret Chi a certain way, I’d like to say that I strongly object to...”, then I just fully agree with your comment.
But I think it’s worth pointing out that no one said “we’re not allowed to” do these bets—Chi’s comment was just their personal view and recommendation, and had various hedges. At most it was saying “we shouldn’t”, which feels quite different from “we’re not allowed to”.
(Compare thinking that what someone is saying is racist and they really shouldn’t have said it, vs actually taking away their platforms or preventing their speech—a much higher bar is needed for the latter.)
(Kind of just a nitpick)
I think I strongly agree with you on the value of being open to using betting in cases like these (at least in private, probably in public). And if you mean something like “Just in case anyone were to interpret Chi a certain way, I’d like to say that I strongly object to...”, then I just fully agree with your comment.
But I think it’s worth pointing out that no one said “we’re not allowed to” do these bets—Chi’s comment was just their personal view and recommendation, and had various hedges. At most it was saying “we shouldn’t”, which feels quite different from “we’re not allowed to”.
(Compare thinking that what someone is saying is racist and they really shouldn’t have said it, vs actually taking away their platforms or preventing their speech—a much higher bar is needed for the latter.)