The fact that the founder of EA wrote the article is largely irrelevant to ColdButtonIssues’s argument; he just thinks an equivalent argument could be used against EA.
I recognized it on my second reply and addressed this. I still think it misses the point. I don’t think it provides a point against EAs—which usually start from ideas people already agree with (and are not willing to give up on—that’s the whole point of thereversal test advocated by Toby Ord to precisely eliminate status quo bias) and then draw the corresponding conclusions.
The fact that the founder of EA wrote the article is largely irrelevant to ColdButtonIssues’s argument; he just thinks an equivalent argument could be used against EA.
I recognized it on my second reply and addressed this. I still think it misses the point.
I don’t think it provides a point against EAs—which usually start from ideas people already agree with (and are not willing to give up on—that’s the whole point of the reversal test advocated by Toby Ord to precisely eliminate status quo bias) and then draw the corresponding conclusions.