Trying Again On Fideism

Scott's measured follow-up on conspiracy-theory epistemics. Three naive positions (Idiocy = only dumb people fall for them; Intellect = treat them like any theory, just worse; Infohazard = deadly traps even for the smart), and his synthesis: you're NOT immune; good conspiracy theories have convincing evidence; the cat's already out of the bag on ivermectin (so arguing against it doesn't 'dignify' it); 'trust experts' is an exploitable heuristic (the NYT school-vouchers misrepresentation). Closes with genuinely useful practical advice (walk around with a 'knot in your belief structure').

Quality 72 · Strong. A clean taxonomy (Idiocy/Intellect/Infohazard) plus genuinely useful, quotable practical epistemics ('you are not immune,' 'trust experts to a first approximation,' the Inside/Outside-view 'knot'), synthesizing Bounded Distrust + Trapped Priors into actionable guidance. Strong, slightly bounded as a follow-up/response.

Claude’s paradigm shift 50 · Moderate. Moderate - a fresh taxonomy + advice synthesizing existing Scott frameworks.

Real-world impact 2 · Minor. 2 - epistemics-discourse essay; no material reach.