I know of at least 1 NDA of an EA org silencing someone for discussing what bad behaviour that happened at that org. Should EA orgs be in the practice of making people sign such NDAs?
“Chesterton’s TAP” is the most rationalist buzzword thing I’ve ever heard LOL, but I am putting together that what Chana said is that she’d like there to be some way for people to automatically notice (the trigger action pattern) when they might be adopting an abnormal/atypical governance plan and then reconsider whether the “normal” governance plan may be that way for a good reason even if we don’t immediately know what that reason is (the Chesterton’s fence)?
I have no idea, but would like to! With things like “organizational structure” and “nonprofit governance”, I really want to understand the reference class (even if everyone in the reference class does stupid bad things and we want to do something different).
Strongly agree that moving forward we should steer away from such organizational structures; much better that something bad is aired publicly before it has a chance to become malignant
I know of at least 1 NDA of an EA org silencing someone for discussing what bad behaviour that happened at that org. Should EA orgs be in the practice of making people sign such NDAs?
I suggest no.
I think I want a Chesterton’s TAP for all questions like this that says “how normal are these and why” whenever we think about a governance plan.
What’s a “Chesterton’s TAP”?
Not a generally used phrase, just my attempting to point to “a TAP for asking Chesterton’s fence-style questions”
What’s a TAP? I’m still not really sure what you’re saying.
“Trigger action pattern”, a technique for adopting habits proposed by CFAR <https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/wJutA2czyFg6HbYoW/what-are-trigger-action-plans-taps>.
Thanks!
“Chesterton’s TAP” is the most rationalist buzzword thing I’ve ever heard LOL, but I am putting together that what Chana said is that she’d like there to be some way for people to automatically notice (the trigger action pattern) when they might be adopting an abnormal/atypical governance plan and then reconsider whether the “normal” governance plan may be that way for a good reason even if we don’t immediately know what that reason is (the Chesterton’s fence)?
Oh, sorry! TAPs are a CFAR / psychology technique. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/wJutA2czyFg6HbYoW/what-are-trigger-action-plans-taps
I am unsure what you mean? As in, because other orgs do this it’s probably normal?
I have no idea, but would like to! With things like “organizational structure” and “nonprofit governance”, I really want to understand the reference class (even if everyone in the reference class does stupid bad things and we want to do something different).
Strongly agree that moving forward we should steer away from such organizational structures; much better that something bad is aired publicly before it has a chance to become malignant