“EAG exists to make the world a better place, rather than serve the EA community or make EAs happy.”
I’m wary of this claim. Obviously in some top level sense it’s true, but it seems reminiscent of the paradox of hedonism, in that I can easily believe that if you consciously optimise events for abstract good-maximisation, you end up maximising good less than if you optimise them for the health of a community of do-gooders.
(I’m not saying this is a case for or against admitting the OP—it’s just my reaction to your reaction)
I’m wary of this claim. Obviously in some top level sense it’s true, but it seems reminiscent of the paradox of hedonism, in that I can easily believe that if you consciously optimise events for abstract good-maximisation, you end up maximising good less than if you optimise them for the health of a community of do-gooders.
(I’m not saying this is a case for or against admitting the OP—it’s just my reaction to your reaction)