he's had a couple of takes around people getting mad online about idpol stuff that made me kind of shy away from his stuff, mainly cause his analysis suggests that we should shy away from the criticism of individuals / their behavior. which is true to a point but we can't avoid criticism, either -- that way lies cult behavior. yes, criticism can be used to tear good leftists down, which recuperates their political impact, but he pushes a bit too hard against it (understandably as he's got some personal experience with weird, overly online witchhunts).

Haven't watched Coffin since he had some terrible debate with destiny I think? I should prolly catch up on him.

is a steel man the opposite of the straw man? Where instead of ridiculous or weak arguments they're the strongest arguments in good faith?