Yes, I generally think of things like a meritocratic officer corps as being a pro-centralisation move, vs relying on personal connections and military aristocrats with independent sources of legitimacy.
I think this is related to: “Distance myself from the idea that I’m “the” face of EA...Trying to correct this will hopefully be a step in the direction of decentralisation on the perception and culture dimensions....I’m also going to try to provide even more support to other EA and EA-aligned public figures, and have spent a fair amount of time on that this year so far. ”
How is this on the decentralisation list?
Yes, I generally think of things like a meritocratic officer corps as being a pro-centralisation move, vs relying on personal connections and military aristocrats with independent sources of legitimacy.
I think this is related to: “Distance myself from the idea that I’m “the” face of EA...Trying to correct this will hopefully be a step in the direction of decentralisation on the perception and culture dimensions....I’m also going to try to provide even more support to other EA and EA-aligned public figures, and have spent a fair amount of time on that this year so far. ”