I like the idea of having people with different opinions discuss their disagreements, but I don’t think they should be marketed as debates. That term doesn’t have positive connotations, and seems to imply that there will be a winner/loser. Even if there is no official winner/loser, it puts the audience and the participants in a zero-sum mentality.
I think something more like an adversarial collaboration would be healthier, and I like that term more because it’s not as loaded, and it’s more up front about what we actually want the participants to do.
I actually completely agree. I’m sort of against there being a winner and loser because that might imply that the winner’s side of the argument is now objectively better and should be adopted by EAs. I doubt anything will be ‘settled’ by a podcast episode, but it should hopefully identify points of contention and help us get closer to the truth
I like the idea of having people with different opinions discuss their disagreements, but I don’t think they should be marketed as debates. That term doesn’t have positive connotations, and seems to imply that there will be a winner/loser. Even if there is no official winner/loser, it puts the audience and the participants in a zero-sum mentality.
I think something more like an adversarial collaboration would be healthier, and I like that term more because it’s not as loaded, and it’s more up front about what we actually want the participants to do.
I actually completely agree. I’m sort of against there being a winner and loser because that might imply that the winner’s side of the argument is now objectively better and should be adopted by EAs. I doubt anything will be ‘settled’ by a podcast episode, but it should hopefully identify points of contention and help us get closer to the truth