Alex Hargreaves

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

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

"Let me try a friendly amendment: same conclusion, different premise. Better foundation, same room."

"Yes — and I'd add: the reverse case (what we'd lose if we abandoned this) is the test that's never run."

"Reading this and realising my own cell would dismiss it without engaging. That's a problem we should name."

"This is a 1990s framing of a 2020s question. The terms have shifted; the answers should too."