Using language and framing like “what if you replace poly with gay” or “personally this makes me feel…” is not compatible with calculating the utility of a norm in EA. As stated elsewhere our goal is to better the world, not make ourselves happy or help EAs find life partners.
In many other cases, such as social movement research, we look for historical analogues to inform our priors. Why is that a reasonable strategy in other cases but not this?
And why is it not helpful for people who such a norm would directly affect to say “personally this makes me feel…”, but somehow adding to the conversation for someone uninvolved to say ‘Personally I agree strongly with this post and think it’s a more than reasonable proposal. Also, just seems like common sense. I’d imagine there are quite a few people who feel similarly based on the vote count.’?
In many other cases, such as social movement research, we look for historical analogues to inform our priors. Why is that a reasonable strategy in other cases but not this?
And why is it not helpful for people who such a norm would directly affect to say “personally this makes me feel…”, but somehow adding to the conversation for someone uninvolved to say ‘Personally I agree strongly with this post and think it’s a more than reasonable proposal. Also, just seems like common sense. I’d imagine there are quite a few people who feel similarly based on the vote count.’?