What was the harm they did, according to you? Was it the creation of direct suffering, or altering the course of history?
For bonus points:
What were the causes/reasons this person did so much harm?
What was the obvious counterfactual to this harm? What was the ideal counterfactual?
What could an ambitious, altruistic, and talented person at the time realistically have done to mitigate this harm? More hypothetically, what could an EA-like community have done?
(If this question does well, I’d like to follow it up with a question about current harm, with the obvious warning regarding information hazards)
[Question] Most harmful people in history?
Who was someone who did a lot of harm?
What was the harm they did, according to you? Was it the creation of direct suffering, or altering the course of history?
For bonus points:
What were the causes/reasons this person did so much harm?
What was the obvious counterfactual to this harm? What was the ideal counterfactual?
What could an ambitious, altruistic, and talented person at the time realistically have done to mitigate this harm? More hypothetically, what could an EA-like community have done?
(If this question does well, I’d like to follow it up with a question about current harm, with the obvious warning regarding information hazards)