“Also, sometimes your comments do give me “I am sceptical of most things animal welfare” vibes, so people might be reacting to a real or perceived difference in values about how much animals matter).”
i think this seems part of my point/the problem. i probably do have a difference in values? (maybe) about how much animals matter, but I would still be in the top 1 −5 percent of humans on the “caring about animals” front. If I’m giving you “skeptical of most things animal welfare vibes” then i think it might help to recalibrate to appreciate perspectives outside of an animal welfare bubble at it were.
Someone commenting at all in an animal welfare thread on the EA forum means they are likely to be extremely high on the “cares about animals” axis, unless they are trolling or downright abusive. Even someone who seems highly sceptical about animal welfare by your lights.
But even someone who doesn’t think animals matter at all should be able to make reasonable-ish comments without necessarily getting karma downvoted. The less echo chamber the better.
“Also, sometimes your comments do give me “I am sceptical of most things animal welfare” vibes, so people might be reacting to a real or perceived difference in values about how much animals matter).”
i think this seems part of my point/the problem. i probably do have a difference in values? (maybe) about how much animals matter, but I would still be in the top 1 −5 percent of humans on the “caring about animals” front. If I’m giving you “skeptical of most things animal welfare vibes” then i think it might help to recalibrate to appreciate perspectives outside of an animal welfare bubble at it were.
Someone commenting at all in an animal welfare thread on the EA forum means they are likely to be extremely high on the “cares about animals” axis, unless they are trolling or downright abusive. Even someone who seems highly sceptical about animal welfare by your lights.
But even someone who doesn’t think animals matter at all should be able to make reasonable-ish comments without necessarily getting karma downvoted. The less echo chamber the better.