I note the rider says it’s not directed at regular forum users/people necessarily familiar with longtermism.
The Torres critiques are getting attention in non-longtermist contexts, especially with people not very familiar with the source material being critiqued. I expect to find myself linking to this post regularly when discussing with academic colleagues who have come across the Torres critiques; several sections (the “missing context/selective quotations” section in particular) demonstrate effectively places in which the critiques are not representing the source material entirely fairly.
I note the rider says it’s not directed at regular forum users/people necessarily familiar with longtermism.
The Torres critiques are getting attention in non-longtermist contexts, especially with people not very familiar with the source material being critiqued. I expect to find myself linking to this post regularly when discussing with academic colleagues who have come across the Torres critiques; several sections (the “missing context/selective quotations” section in particular) demonstrate effectively places in which the critiques are not representing the source material entirely fairly.