Hey, I’m trying to find a recent EA Forum post about the differences between longtermist and “near-termist” EAs. It conceptualizes these groups as having clusters of traits that don’t necessarily have to do with valuing the far future, such as “near-termists prefer tight feedback loops and strong evidence.” And I’m pretty sure it was published in the last 2 years. I’ve having a hard time searching for it, though. Does anyone know where it is?
I’m not sure what this post is, but the topic reminds me of the 80,000 Hours podcast episodes with Alexander Berger and Ajeya Cotra — might be worth skimming the subheadings on those transcripts to see if you find something useful.
Hey, I’m trying to find a recent EA Forum post about the differences between longtermist and “near-termist” EAs. It conceptualizes these groups as having clusters of traits that don’t necessarily have to do with valuing the far future, such as “near-termists prefer tight feedback loops and strong evidence.” And I’m pretty sure it was published in the last 2 years. I’ve having a hard time searching for it, though. Does anyone know where it is?
I found it: “Why Nations Fail” and the long-termist view of global poverty
I’m not sure what this post is, but the topic reminds me of the 80,000 Hours podcast episodes with Alexander Berger and Ajeya Cotra — might be worth skimming the subheadings on those transcripts to see if you find something useful.