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by Sharlin 1107 days ago
Don’t fall into the "neutrality" trap, though. If a lot of people are loudly in favor of drinking the Kool-Aid and a lot of other people are loudly against drinking the Kool-Aid, the neutral, rational thing to do is not to drink half a cup of the Kool-Aid.
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Yes, that is a very good point and I like that extension of the Kool-Aid analogy. I didn't mean to make it seem like neutrality is the way to go. We should definitely take an educated position even if we end up agreeing with one of the loud sides. I think what was trying to get it is they act to fuel each other and it causes distractions.