Anders Sandberg's best debate trick: back-to-back votes to find real disagreement
anderssandberg · x · 2026-10-05
Anders Sandberg shares his best-ever debate experience with Kevin Kelly: the moderator had the two stand back to back and raise hands on controversial propositions, then picked the points where they truly disagreed. He adds that panels are mostly status signals unless deliberately composed of people with genuine disagreement.
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