That post seems more academic than practical. I was hoping to see a discussion about what has been shown to work rather than speculation on what could be reasons for some hypothetical things to work.

I’m seeing a lot of uncited claims. If these are just conjecture or opinion you could be clearer on it. If they’re not, citing sources is probably a good idea.

PieFed has a de-escalation function that post authors can use to indicate they’ve changed their mind about something. Screenshots here https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@rimu/111577832133087147