> The only thing I'm arguing is that anyone who has stake in a debate has an obligation to make that stake clear.
That's a nice goal, but it's not going to happen.
Which reminds me - it's not clear that "a stake" has a useful definition. One would like it to correlate with bias, but most biases have nothing to do with money. In fact, it's the true believers who are the most dangerous in this respect.
That's a nice goal, but it's not going to happen.
Which reminds me - it's not clear that "a stake" has a useful definition. One would like it to correlate with bias, but most biases have nothing to do with money. In fact, it's the true believers who are the most dangerous in this respect.