So we're presented with one design philosophy and one design Gabriel admits is a strawman. This was written before steelmanning was common and he was open about it, so the strawman is forgivable.
"Steelmanning" is just a new term for the principle of charity, which has been around for centuries. Engineers didn't invent informal logic, and they don't get a pass for ignoring it.
"Steelmanning" is just a new term for the principle of charity, which has been around for centuries. Engineers didn't invent informal logic, and they don't get a pass for ignoring it.