Upon reflection, thanks for "♥ reflections"; I see the commentary there doesn't use the Star Wars Sith analogy I prefer, but instead talks (after Allison?) about a 修昔底德 trap.

Is there any english-language equivalent to this site? Did it grown organically out of the tradition of posting essays and counter-essays on village walls?

You don't mean substack?

Both ssc & robin hanson are on it

Could be! For some reason I was thinking of substack as more "subscribe to my newsletter" writing than "here's my bibliography" writing, but I could easily have prematurely stereotyped...