I downvoted this (but have upvoted some of your comments).
I think this advice is at minimum overstated, and likely wrong and harmful (at least if taken literally). And it’s presented with rhetorical force, so that it seems to mostly be trying to push people’s views towards a position that is (IMO) harmful, rather than mostly providing them with information to help them come to their own conclusions.
TBC:
I think you probably have things to add here, and in particular feel quite curious what’s led you to the view that people here inevitably get corrupted (which doesn’t match my impression), or how you think that corruption manifests
I’m in favour of people having access to the “henchman of a supervillain” perspective (which could help them to notice things they might otherwise overlook); the thing I’m objecting to is rhetorically projecting it as the deep truth of the situation (which I think it isn’t)
I downvoted this (but have upvoted some of your comments).
I think this advice is at minimum overstated, and likely wrong and harmful (at least if taken literally). And it’s presented with rhetorical force, so that it seems to mostly be trying to push people’s views towards a position that is (IMO) harmful, rather than mostly providing them with information to help them come to their own conclusions.
TBC:
I think you probably have things to add here, and in particular feel quite curious what’s led you to the view that people here inevitably get corrupted (which doesn’t match my impression), or how you think that corruption manifests
I’m in favour of people having access to the “henchman of a supervillain” perspective (which could help them to notice things they might otherwise overlook); the thing I’m objecting to is rhetorically projecting it as the deep truth of the situation (which I think it isn’t)