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dk | 1 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +13 
 the ability to steelman your opponent’s point of view is an uncomfortable cheat code for finding truth
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mike | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Shhhhh.

That's a secret 😂
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supdave98 | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Absolutely.  How can you even begin to agree or disagree with an argument you don’t understand?
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dk | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 what’s an argument you feel quite certain about, but are willing to steelman the opposition anyway to see what you might discover?

i’ve done some private writing about “Steelmanning Ethereum”, but haven’t shared it publicly yet
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supdave98 | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Great question.  I look forward to reading your honest defense of ETH.  On our podcast (Have You Not Read?) we deal with more philosophical and Biblical topics, so a different realm than finance or fiat money.  (We recently attempted to give an honest assessment of covenant theology from our Presbyterian friends.) But, there’s some overlap with BTC as well, as govt fiat quickly, and in all recent cases, degenerates into stealing and dishonesty.  I think the best steelman I have heard is from some guys on Kings Hall that want to understand our gold bug brothers, who have so many of the same arguments against inflationary monetary policies.  But, I have yet to hear a good steelman of MMT.