I doubt it’s the clarity of EA’s take on fraud that is the problem because there are real world consequences of committing fraud which includes a potential jail term which in most people’s eyes is a bigger deterrent than EA’s opinion on fraud. EA can be as clear as it wants on its normative positions but to the extent that senior folks in the EA community are able to convince people that the fate of humanity is on the line then there will be more norm breaking in the future. Think very hard of the entire distribution of things one can justify if they think that humanity is at risk of extinction. Most people will not try the extreme measures but you should take seriously the idea that some will try even the most extreme measures especially when the conventional tactics keeps failing and it seems like time is running out.
I doubt it’s the clarity of EA’s take on fraud that is the problem because there are real world consequences of committing fraud which includes a potential jail term which in most people’s eyes is a bigger deterrent than EA’s opinion on fraud. EA can be as clear as it wants on its normative positions but to the extent that senior folks in the EA community are able to convince people that the fate of humanity is on the line then there will be more norm breaking in the future. Think very hard of the entire distribution of things one can justify if they think that humanity is at risk of extinction. Most people will not try the extreme measures but you should take seriously the idea that some will try even the most extreme measures especially when the conventional tactics keeps failing and it seems like time is running out.