Thanks for this opportunity, Caitlin.

"I promise my patronage will remain free of incentives..."

This is true of Caitlin, and is NOT true of other social media outlets that make a profit for political or social commentary. It’s not true of TYT e.g. ; and it’s not true of many young, well-intentioned activist groups who decide they may as well make a living at progressive politics, since they are so passionate about it. As a general rule, we should not try to make a living from political activism ; bad idea.

It’s very reasonable to assume that anyone can be compromised by monetary incentives in social media, and they usually are, in some way. Caitlin seems to be an exception to this, and honestly I’m not sure why that’s the case ; nevertheless I personally am confident that Caitlin is nearly incorruptible by monetary incentives.

Tangentially, those who produce technical or practical content, deserve more respect than those whose sole claim to fame is political commentary, or that they courageously support some minority group.

So e.g.,

Lepht Anonym struggled through poverty and mental & physical illness and physical pain, to explore and share data about augmenting the human condition.

Hannah Cranston, in spite of her horrible research skills in the venue she's most famous for, produces important targeted content about covid-19. She also understands the importance of loving & supporting one's own self ; this is not trivial. And she unapologetically shares her insights, in this area.

Peter Joseph produces interesting & entertaining Art, intended to sneak past our reflexive objections, to considering new paradigms that can literally change the world under the right circumstances.

Sabine Hossenfelder corrects our misconceptions about quantum physics & statistics, is kind-hearted but firm about flawed approaches to science & theories. She has a marvelous melodic singing voice, and has recently applied that to overambitious explanatory frameworks. (You HAVE to check out her Theories of Everything song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gmtAeqRs14

All of these individuals accomplished something substantial. None of them complain about being uncompensated for their efforts. Peter does lament about being in debt from his productions, but he doesn’t blame YouTube or anyone else.

These people, like Caitlin, are relatively uninfluenced by the almighty dollar.

So yes, Caitlin is accurately evaluating herself, when it comes to financial influences that are largely unconscious & uncontrollable, and understandable.

"I promise to be truthful not just with you but with myself as well, to the fullest extent that my own degree of consciousness permits.

I promise I will always fact check against my cognitive biases, even when I desperately, desperately, desperately want something to be true.

I promise to always dissemble those biases once seen."

However, Caitlin's judgment is not immune to being compromised by virtue of her identity as a woman, and her perceptions can be influenced i.e. colored, by experiences with a minority of men during her life so far.

In other words, it’s possible to preach correctly about cognitive biases, while some of one’s own biases remain unchecked. It’s possible to believe that people can Lie, Cheat, and Steal for profit, that money is irresistible ; but weirdly dismiss that women can easily be led to make false accusations for financial benefit. Somehow, women are different, in this respect. It’s possible to reflexively believe that someone in power is guilty, primarily because they are someone in power, and because they are male.

And it's possible to correctly acknowledge male privilege and the damage it has done, while dismissing feminine privilege, and even ridiculing men who point out the damage from that side.

More generally, it's possible to recognize the evils of the patriarchy, while secretly believing that a matriarchy would somehow be better, and failing to properly generalize that social or financial hierarchies don't end well regardless of what gender is in charge.

Whether one is concerned about the influence of money, or one's ideological biases, it's important for every individual who strives to be honest with themselves, to frequently admit to themselves "..., but I don't actually know that for a fact." If almost everything you claim is off base, but you repeat "I don't know" often, then you will be right much of the time.

"I promise that I will do my best to engage people who approach me in good faith as often as I have time to do so."

This is impossible to do, to any significant degree, after you reach a level of popularity. I don’t think it’s a realistic promise to make. Yes, Caitlin qualifies it with "I will do my best", but it’s such an impossible task that it’s nearly meaningless to say this. A reasonable expectation, when sharing opinions with popular media figures like Caitlin, is that you probably won’t get a response.

There's lots more to say, but this is already too long. Thanks for the opening, Caitlin.