Bostrom’s 2023 letter spends more time defending his 1996 beliefs than anything else.
He chose to “get out in front” in a way that raises far more questions than it settles,
& I think this statement rightly holds him accountable for that.
Bostrom today clearly disavows using the N-word in ’97.
Does he still believe in some form of white superiority?
I hope not!
But right now, the ambivalence & vagueness of his 2023 letter is working like a dog whistle to western chauvinists,
& I hope he figures that out & denounces them as strongly as this statement does.
Bostrom’s 2023 letter spends more time defending his 1996 beliefs than anything else.
He chose to “get out in front” in a way that raises far more questions than it settles, & I think this statement rightly holds him accountable for that.
Bostrom today clearly disavows using the N-word in ’97. Does he still believe in some form of white superiority? I hope not! But right now, the ambivalence & vagueness of his 2023 letter is working like a dog whistle to western chauvinists, & I hope he figures that out & denounces them as strongly as this statement does.