I disagree with your model of human nature. I think I’d agree with you if you instead said
almost everyone in EA is at least somewhat biased towards actions that will cause them to be better at accomplishing their selfish goals (on account of being human).
I think it’s valuable to remember that people in EA aren’t perfect saints, and have natural human foibles and selfishness. But also humans are not by default either power- or money- maximizers, and in fact some selfish goals are poorly served by power-seeking (e.g. laziness)
I disagree with your model of human nature. I think I’d agree with you if you instead said
I think it’s valuable to remember that people in EA aren’t perfect saints, and have natural human foibles and selfishness. But also humans are not by default either power- or money- maximizers, and in fact some selfish goals are poorly served by power-seeking (e.g. laziness)