Manheim's Law: proving your opponents dishonest in polarized AI disputes implicates you too
davidmanheim · x · 2026-11-03
Discussing the AI data-center naming controversy, davidmanheim proposes "Manheim's Law of Positive-Sum Badness": in polarized disputes, evidence that one side is stupid, malicious, or evil raises the probability that the opposing side is too.
He concedes anti-data-center groups make many dishonest claims, but argues that's irrelevant to relabeling: the AI industry needs public trust, and sneaky, dishonest relabeling only further undermines it.
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