Velvet Room Terms of Service

The Velvet Room is a relatively new experiment I'm working on, and as a result I have some stuff I wanna hash out:

Right to Be Wrong

I have a right to be wrong or incomplete here, either due to paucity of time or knowledge. Everything in the Digital Garden is a living document and I will retract or rephrase things I no longer agree with.

Constructive Criticism

You are expressly welcome to comment on, tear apart, counter-argue, or outright disagree on anything here. Please also suggest what else I should include, read, watch, or listen to, or tell me what you would have written instead.

As for on my end:

• I will not publish private conversations or confidential information.
• I will consider the feelings of others if I ever write negatively about something people have worked on or said.
• I will do my best to cover my bases and check that I have not assumed incompetence or malice due to my ignorance of the full body of work.
• I will “steelman” arguments - the opposite of “strawman arguments” - instead of picking on the weakest piece of their argument, I will confront head on their best argument by seeking first to understand before trying to be understood.