I think the Bostrom stuff could have gone a lot better if there had been an initial period where we all agreed the original email was really bad and not the sort of thing any of us would send.
Some people seem to disagree even with that, while for others (or for me at least) it indeed seemed that almost everyone agreed, but the old email was never the point.
Be clear on things we all agree on.
I think the Bostrom stuff could have gone a lot better if there had been an initial period where we all agreed the original email was really bad and not the sort of thing any of us would send.
I suspect a lot of people were thinking “well obviously it’s a terrible email, that goes without saying”
Yeah I agree. But it turns out it did not in fact go without saying.
Indeed.
Some people seem to disagree even with that, while for others (or for me at least) it indeed seemed that almost everyone agreed, but the old email was never the point.