A tone for getting subversive arguments read: safe-subversive.

· Bits and Bobs 6/8/26
  • A tone for getting subversive arguments read: safe-subversive.
    • Give the writing charismatic, puck-ish jokes so it's fun to read.
    • Then, in the text connect nine of ten dots to a fundamentally heretical take.
    • Readers might connect that last dot themselves, but since you didn't connect it for them, you're less at risk.
    • But because it's a charismatic, enjoyable piece of writing, lots of people read it, so the likelihood that a critical mass of people connect the dots is much higher.

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