A better word for this might be “priors”—it indicates that there’s already existing inertia towards these positions in EA, but doesn’t carry the connotation of this being a bad thing.
That said, it’s not 100% accurate—a “prior” is an assumption of the world that comes from deep-seated beliefs or upbringing, whereas many of us in EA who have certain existing stances have done so via reasoning.
A better word for this might be “priors”—it indicates that there’s already existing inertia towards these positions in EA, but doesn’t carry the connotation of this being a bad thing.
That said, it’s not 100% accurate—a “prior” is an assumption of the world that comes from deep-seated beliefs or upbringing, whereas many of us in EA who have certain existing stances have done so via reasoning.