Eneasz Brodsky

Yeah.

He comes from a foreign country across the ocean.

So checks that box.

I'm going to say no for the purposes of this podcast.

I know you've been to England.

For all I know, he's from Vermont and just is putting on a really good accent.

And then also he said this regarding pedantry.

The actual problem that rationalists have is they often take pedantry as more of a knockdown argument against the position being outlined than it really is.

That is, pedantry is very important for figuring out what you should believe because it helps make sure you're using words correctly.

And I think rationalists should be more pedantic here.

But the fact that one argument has pedantic problems with it is not in general a good argument for the opposite position.

And I think rationalists generally make this mistake.

Well put.

I agree with that too.

Make sure you aren't using words wrong and flip-flopping on definitions, but just because something has pedantic problems doesn't mean that the opposite thing is true.

Yeah, it's weird how much people seem to not care about details, even when they're important.

Did you listen to Ask Who's recent post about the AI water usage?

Yes.

Isn't it about water usage?

Yeah.