I’m having a bit of trouble reading between the lines here.
Is this post complaining about Elon Musk taking over Twitter, as if that’s a bad thing? Or about him being outspoken and controversial in general?
There is a highly coordinated smear campaign against Elon Musk happening now across many news outlets, from people who are politically opposed to free speech. But I do not think that EAs should take the smear campaign very seriously.
I acknowledged in some other comments that I wrote this post sloppily, so I’m sorry for the ambiguity. Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter and its ongoing consequences is part of why I’ve made this post. It’s not about it being bad that he bought Twitter. The series of mistakes that has
It’s not about him being outspoken and controversial. The problem is Musk’s not being sufficiently risk-averse and potentially having blindspots that could have a significant negative impact on his EA-related/longtermist efforts.
I’m having a bit of trouble reading between the lines here.
Is this post complaining about Elon Musk taking over Twitter, as if that’s a bad thing? Or about him being outspoken and controversial in general?
There is a highly coordinated smear campaign against Elon Musk happening now across many news outlets, from people who are politically opposed to free speech. But I do not think that EAs should take the smear campaign very seriously.
I acknowledged in some other comments that I wrote this post sloppily, so I’m sorry for the ambiguity. Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter and its ongoing consequences is part of why I’ve made this post. It’s not about it being bad that he bought Twitter. The series of mistakes that has
It’s not about him being outspoken and controversial. The problem is Musk’s not being sufficiently risk-averse and potentially having blindspots that could have a significant negative impact on his EA-related/longtermist efforts.