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+# canonical debate lab
+
+- a [[project]]
+  - "a proposal to fix the current state of [[online discourse]]"
+  - [[go]] https://canonicaldebatelab.com
+  - partner sites look promising
+    - [[socratrees]]
+    - [[reason score]]
+    - [[gulli bot]]
+    - [[whysaurus]]
+    - [[conversense]]
+    - [[the society library]]
+    - [[grub]]
+
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+# 2021-08-04
+
+- half a day off work, let's see if it sticks :)
+- [[canonical debate lab]]
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