Nothing youâve written here sounds like anything Iâve heard anyone say in the context of a serious EA discussion. Are there any examples you could link to of people complaining about causes being âtoo mainstreamâ or using religious language to discuss X-risk prevention?
The arguments you seem to be referring to with these points (that itâs hard to make marginal impact in crowded areas, and that itâs good to work toward futures where more people are alive and flourishing) rely on a lot of careful economic and moral reasoning about the real world, and I think this comment doesnât really acknowledge the work that goes into cause prioritization.
But if you see a lot of these weaker (hipster/âreligious) arguments outside of mainstream discussion (e.g. maybe lots of EA Facebook groups are full of posts like this), Iâd be interested to see examples.
Nothing youâve written here sounds like anything Iâve heard anyone say in the context of a serious EA discussion. Are there any examples you could link to of people complaining about causes being âtoo mainstreamâ or using religious language to discuss X-risk prevention?
The arguments you seem to be referring to with these points (that itâs hard to make marginal impact in crowded areas, and that itâs good to work toward futures where more people are alive and flourishing) rely on a lot of careful economic and moral reasoning about the real world, and I think this comment doesnât really acknowledge the work that goes into cause prioritization.
But if you see a lot of these weaker (hipster/âreligious) arguments outside of mainstream discussion (e.g. maybe lots of EA Facebook groups are full of posts like this), Iâd be interested to see examples.