Nit: I was very explicitly asking why not sell, not suggesting a commitment to sell; I don’t appreciate the rhetorical pivot to argue against a point I was not making.
I don’t get this nit. Wasn’t Oliver’s comment straightforwardly answering your question, “Why not sell it now?” by giving an argument against selling it now?
How is that a pivot? He added the word “commiting”, but I don’t see how that changes the substance. I think he was just emphasizing what would be lost if we sold now without waiting for more info. Which seems like a perfectly valid answer to the question you asked!
tldr: this is way more ink than should be spilt over a minor rhetorical point, but I believe it’s a real and meaningful (though minor) strawmanning that selects a weaker opponent for the “keep” position to face.
I don’t get this nit. Wasn’t Oliver’s comment straightforwardly answering your question, “Why not sell it now?” by giving an argument against selling it now?
How is that a pivot? He added the word “commiting”, but I don’t see how that changes the substance. I think he was just emphasizing what would be lost if we sold now without waiting for more info. Which seems like a perfectly valid answer to the question you asked!
Reply here—https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xof7iFB3uh8Kc53bG/why-did-cea-buy-wytham-abbey?commentId=tZP9seDyxvS7ot4t7
tldr: this is way more ink than should be spilt over a minor rhetorical point, but I believe it’s a real and meaningful (though minor) strawmanning that selects a weaker opponent for the “keep” position to face.