I strongly agree with this, but worry that protecting those three accidentally sneaks in a lot of baggage. As I wrote at length, I think there are a lot of different pieces that are easily conflated, and I’m concerned that saying yes to the movement without being clear on which parts you disagree with is going to lead to bad epistemic practice.
Given that, I think it’s especially valuable to say what you disagree with EA consensus about, or which things you’re not willing to keep as key values even if you think they are OK, as a way to keep a clearer scout mindset. (This is, of course, socially much harder, but it’s also part of what keeps a cause from becoming a cult.)
I strongly agree with this, but worry that protecting those three accidentally sneaks in a lot of baggage. As I wrote at length, I think there are a lot of different pieces that are easily conflated, and I’m concerned that saying yes to the movement without being clear on which parts you disagree with is going to lead to bad epistemic practice.
Given that, I think it’s especially valuable to say what you disagree with EA consensus about, or which things you’re not willing to keep as key values even if you think they are OK, as a way to keep a clearer scout mindset. (This is, of course, socially much harder, but it’s also part of what keeps a cause from becoming a cult.)