The Scary Bridge - by Moridinamael

The Scary Bridge - by Moridinamael

In this post Moridinamael uses a short allegorical scene, a town hall debate about a dangerous bridge, to illustrate how technical arguments about real, mechanistic risks get flattened into emotional narratives by both allies and opponents, and how onlookers end up judging the validity of claims based on the perceived confidence and composure of the speakers rather than the substance of what they're actually saying.

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jbPgRMiEqnJbwtsim/the-scary-bridge

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