Ironically, I haven't seen steelmanning demonstrated well in this comment section. Lots of praise, specious examples. The top comment claims that a heated back-

Ironically, I haven't seen steelmanning demonstrated well in this comment section. Lots of praise, specious examples. The top comment claims that a heated back-and-forth where they recommend steelmanning is a successful discussion. Hmmm. Steelmanning in practice may just be indistinguishable from trolling. The lazy redditor wants to look smarter than other redditors, by making a convoluted argument that no one believes in. It's intellectual posturing dressed up in "good faith".