And if you don’t have much status, no one will recognize a worthy attempt in case of failure.
This is a fairly harsh indictment of community norms. It directly implies there is nothing different about EA norms in this dimension relative to society at large, which is kind of a problem because there are well-known areas with superior norms; a well conducted trial reflects well on lawyers even when they lose.
Doesn’t make it wrong, naturally. But if true, it seems like it would definitely merit specific attention from the group.
This is a fairly harsh indictment of community norms. It directly implies there is nothing different about EA norms in this dimension relative to society at large, which is kind of a problem because there are well-known areas with superior norms; a well conducted trial reflects well on lawyers even when they lose.
Doesn’t make it wrong, naturally. But if true, it seems like it would definitely merit specific attention from the group.