The poor state of discussion on this list

The inability or unwillingness of some to deal with their cognitive dissonance. Although this situation has existed since early list days, I think it's become all too common and driven away the best and brightest who use to hang out here. (I'm expecting an almost immediate knee-jerk or ad hominem from the few here who are the most frequent practitioners of this form of fear-based bullying.) OG Cypherpunk Paul Rosenberg, once again, drops the mike. https://freemansperspective.com/fallacy-10-the-thought-terminating-cliche/