Okay, perhaps one of several reasons why filters may be ineffective is that they cannot be changed fast enough. And, dependance on constant updates is a potential attack vector. It is still a stretch to describe the position as wanting static filters. And automatic updates by a trusted party would be crazy. Nobody of any note is talking about that or changing consensus - another strawman.
The meta point is that misrepresenting the other side’s arguments (i.e. straw manning) is not an effective strategy for persuading informed fence sitters. That is true even when you are right about the specific issue at hand.
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I'm happy to give @calle some artistic license here. It's also worth considering that the people who advocate for filters do not have a clearly articulated position. That includes a lack of clarity about how far they're willing to go. Is the line really at automatic updates? Just because nobody said it out loud? The arguments in favour of filtering seem to vary by who you ask. So that means any attempt at summarising the position can be interpreted as a straw man by someone who has a slightly different position that the other person.