I would like to address everyone here who shares this perspective.
I know and you know that you probably can’t do this openly (at least not in your own name), but sending your support to Bostrom privately, and most critically, expressing it unambiguously in small groups where it is safe to do so—that is your duty.
The inquisitors are out for blood and while they will dominate publicly, it is essential that we preserve a space where people understand that others are out there who are not a part of it.
Preserve the potential for honest discourse somewhere, or lose it, forever.
Hello lepidus, can I just check that I’m understanding you correctly—you believe that people within EA who support Bostrom are a persecuted minority, who must band together to discuss the topics that other people are not brave (or honest) enough to broach?
Thank you Cinera.
I would like to address everyone here who shares this perspective.
I know and you know that you probably can’t do this openly (at least not in your own name), but sending your support to Bostrom privately, and most critically, expressing it unambiguously in small groups where it is safe to do so—that is your duty.
The inquisitors are out for blood and while they will dominate publicly, it is essential that we preserve a space where people understand that others are out there who are not a part of it.
Preserve the potential for honest discourse somewhere, or lose it, forever.
Hello lepidus, can I just check that I’m understanding you correctly—you believe that people within EA who support Bostrom are a persecuted minority, who must band together to discuss the topics that other people are not brave (or honest) enough to broach?