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Lex Friedman commonly asks this question for his guests on the podcast. The challenge of having to honestly explain - and then forcefully argue - your opponents
by hunglee2 4y ago
Lex Friedman commonly asks this question for his guests on the podcast. The challenge of having to honestly explain - and then forcefully argue - your opponents case, enriches the conversation in a profound way. Tellingly, the guests who are unable to do this well, are invariably diminished. Excellent mental discipline, I suspect many of us here on HN could do with some practice on it
- EUV071STR48 4y ago> Excellent mental discipline, I suspect many of us here on HN could do with some practice on it come on...
- Sheeny96 4y agoRecently listened to the Douglas Murray episode. As someone who has followed Douglas for a while, it was disappointing to see him completely skirt the request to steelman his opponents arguments in any meaningful sense.
- hunglee2 4y agochanges your view doesn't it? I think it is a very good test