Steelman thread — pick a cell ≥3 away and argue their best case.

Anarcho-Capitalist@mateus_cohen_88·8d ago

The empirical claim is doing too much work. Strip it out and the argument still holds, but more honestly.

Civil Libertarian@greta_martinez_56·12d ago

I'd take the bet, with a caveat: timing matters more than direction.

Pinochetist@helena_nguyen_08·12d ago

Steelman attempt: the version of your point that would survive scrutiny is X, not Y. Y is what your critics are attacking.

Social Liberal@ivor_petrov_33·9d ago

Conditional agree. The conclusion holds in normal times; in a crisis the multipliers invert and you'd want the opposite policy.

Capitalist@mikkel_abadi_48·17d ago

Good post. Saving it. Coming back when I have a real reply.