The Ledger
Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.
why aren't all 3 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Sherman: Stoics developed the ancient world's most sophisticated emotion theory
“If you really read more deeply, the Stoics with a big S have the most sophisticated emotion theory there is in the ancient world.”
Sherman: Automatic deference based on demographic identity is misguided
“It's not just clear because I'm now a woman speaking that you should defer to me on all matters that have to do with my gender. Nor if I were black, you know, you should defer to me on all matters, because I'm the person of color in the room.”
Sherman: Passive Stoic acquiescence is pernicious rather than virtuous
“I am not the kind of stoic that says accept and acquiesce by any means. I think that's pernicious. I'm very much about exerting my agency and will to change the world as much as I can, but when it comes to those that are near and dear to me and have their own …”