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While Nathan’s suggestion is certainly framed very positively, people might object that sometimes the only way to change a system where power is highly concentrated at the top is to use anger about current news as a coordination mechanism to demand immediate change. Once attention invariably fades away, it becomes more difficult to enact bottom up changes.
Or to put it differently: often slowing down discussions really is an attempt at shutting them down (“we will form a committee to look into your complaints”). That’s why I think that even though I agreed with the decision to collect all Bostrom discussion in one post, it’s important to honestly signal to people that their complaints are read and taken seriously.
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Agreement karma indicates agreement, separate from overall quality.
While Nathan’s suggestion is certainly framed very positively, people might object that sometimes the only way to change a system where power is highly concentrated at the top is to use anger about current news as a coordination mechanism to demand immediate change. Once attention invariably fades away, it becomes more difficult to enact bottom up changes.
Or to put it differently: often slowing down discussions really is an attempt at shutting them down (“we will form a committee to look into your complaints”). That’s why I think that even though I agreed with the decision to collect all Bostrom discussion in one post, it’s important to honestly signal to people that their complaints are read and taken seriously.