Producing is less likely to be a waste of time than consuming

Negation: Producing is not less likely to be a waste of time than consuming 0 0 0

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If it is true that...

Originality and uncertainty are connected, giving conventional-minded individuals an advantage in disputes 1 0 2

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Attacking a project as a "toy" indicates a lack of substantial criticism 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Producing is less likely to be a waste of time than consuming 1 0 2

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Argument #28b008e5 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Attacking a project as a "toy" indicates a lack of substantial criticism 1 0 2

and

Producing is less likely to be a waste of time than consuming 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Having previously published opinions can bias one towards evidence that supports those conclusions 1 0 2

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People who make things, like programmers and writers, prefer to use time in units of half a day at least 1 0 2 Spending an unreasonable amount of time on a problem can lead to great work if one finds the work engaging 1 0 2 Laborious solutions often have more prestige in the short term 1 0 2 Being prolific increases the chance of discovering something new 1 0 2 Building something that enables people to bypass intermediaries and engage directly with their audience is generally beneficial 1 0 2 Intellectual production changes its character as material production changes 1 0 2 Choosing intelligently from possible diets and selecting courses of action will create pattern and reduce entropy 1 0 2 Most people who suspect philosophy is a waste of time study other subjects instead 1 0 2 Time can be used either destructively or constructively 1 0 2 Action produces information 1 0 1