That’s the first I’ve heard of that disruption threat. But—just judging from that sentence—it sounds completely reasonable to me! Asymmetric weapons and improving the discourse are good aims generally, yes, but there are substantial barriers in place to these actually occurring.
I don’t really have enough info to judge what the actual counterfactual would be here, but generally the counterfactual reality in these sorts of discussions isn’t everyone coming together in harmonious logical debate. Incrimination and the four Ns are a strong countervailing force! That we have a norm in 2023 where quite disparate people (in background, field) come together on eating vegan is pretty much unprecedented.
That’s the first I’ve heard of that disruption threat. But—just judging from that sentence—it sounds completely reasonable to me! Asymmetric weapons and improving the discourse are good aims generally, yes, but there are substantial barriers in place to these actually occurring.
I don’t really have enough info to judge what the actual counterfactual would be here, but generally the counterfactual reality in these sorts of discussions isn’t everyone coming together in harmonious logical debate. Incrimination and the four Ns are a strong countervailing force! That we have a norm in 2023 where quite disparate people (in background, field) come together on eating vegan is pretty much unprecedented.