Very interesting! I’m often worried about these facets of Longtermism. I also find it a bit weird that lots of longtermists are aware of the explore/exploit trade-off and the importance of encouraging exploration for minimising regret—yet don’t nearly encourage it enough. Not that I’m immune, of course.
Very interesting! I’m often worried about these facets of Longtermism. I also find it a bit weird that lots of longtermists are aware of the explore/exploit trade-off and the importance of encouraging exploration for minimising regret—yet don’t nearly encourage it enough. Not that I’m immune, of course.
As a side note, I also liked your writing.
Edit: I find it fitting to link to this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2353/