We have to debate back and forth and figure out this EtG thing properly.
I think Hurford’s points about EtG are obviously really wrong. I find it baffling so many people are convinced.
See my comment here: http://effective-altruism.com/ea/mk/peter_hurford_thinks_that_a_large_proportion_of/515.
That smart people who have thought about this can have such different views is worrying.
Since it’s so sensitive to what “from a good university” or “altruistically motivated” mean, it would make more sense to argue over a few hypothetical marginal case studies.
I’m not too worried about this; it’s just a hard problem. That means we should perhaps invest more into solving it.
We have to debate back and forth and figure out this EtG thing properly.
I think Hurford’s points about EtG are obviously really wrong. I find it baffling so many people are convinced.
See my comment here: http://effective-altruism.com/ea/mk/peter_hurford_thinks_that_a_large_proportion_of/515.
That smart people who have thought about this can have such different views is worrying.
Since it’s so sensitive to what “from a good university” or “altruistically motivated” mean, it would make more sense to argue over a few hypothetical marginal case studies.
I’m not too worried about this; it’s just a hard problem. That means we should perhaps invest more into solving it.