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> I look at the picker of sides and their motives to determine the consequences of picking a side. Taken literally, this suggests that you can't work out the c
by philh 9y ago
> I look at the picker of sides and their motives to determine the consequences of picking a side.
Taken literally, this suggests that you can't work out the consequences without looking at the supporters. If that's what you mean, I have to say it seems weird to me.
Taken less literally: if you think the consequences of one side winning include "people get harmed", you can just say that. You can point at the consequences instead of the supporters.
- protomyth 9y agoThe people picking sides provides data and case studies for what that side really means. Its nice to think in the abstract about issues, but it is helpful to see the movements of the various actors in a situation to determine if a decision has a net benefit while not violating what I hold dear. The whole ignore the actors on both sides sacrifices getting a benefit from the analysis they did to pick a side. Plus bad actors are quite good at sounding very good in the abstract while showing their true colors in their actions.
- anigbrowl 9y agoIt's just a different value calculus from your own. You mention that you try to make choices based on 'what seems right' but surely you're aware that different people have different conceptions thereof. Violent extremists are typically very sure of their moral premises even though they may be drastically different from the popular norm.