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by nabla9 1046 days ago
>You can try to solve this social problem by personally climbing the status hierarchy.

That's something I don't agree. It's not a social problem. It's a problem with your own intellectual effort. The problem is not coherence, its relevance and completeness. If you make an argument that shows that you are familiar with the problem setting in deep level, you have an audience among domain experts in philosophy.

The problem with amateur philosophers like you an me is that we want to talk more than listen.

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> The problem with amateur philosophers like you an me is that we want to talk more than listen.

that's some healthy self-awareness :) (for someone jumping to conclusions without bothering to read the introduction to the linked paper, and without knowledge of who read it and what they thought of it- which may surprise you).

I truly have no animosity towards you, I am even glad you engaged. But meta-social discussions with "amateur philosophers" is indeed not what I am looking for. Farewell :-)