Rationalists have saner norms, so don't trust other communities' rejects
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-04
- The original post argues that many social groups enforce unreasonable norms, rejecting people for reasons unrelated to ethics ("they're weird") — being bullied in high school isn't a signal of being a bad person.
- Quote-tweeting it, ctjlewis adds the reverse inference: rationalists, in his view, have more reasonable norms, so be cautious about other communities' rejects — don't assume someone is problematic just because another circle excluded them.
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