I imagine commenters will find it hard to know what to say, and this isn’t the occasion for abstruse intellectual discussion about the importance of having local as well as global compassion. But I’m sure everyone will find it good to be reminded of the relationship between and importance of the two. Thank you for the post, and I hope it doesn’t sound banal or insincere to say that my thoughts are with your friend.
I’m Not sure what if any discussion I was looking to prompt, but it does strike me that emphasis on things that can be codified and argued over probably means that fora like this don’t encompass important aspects of EA, such as the forces that motivate many of us.
it does strike me that emphasis on things that can be codified and argued over probably means that fora like this don’t encompass important aspects of EA, such as the forces that motivate many of us.
Yes the tendency to spend all our energy on (“abstruse”?) intellectual battles which I’m guilty of myself has other problems besides.
I imagine commenters will find it hard to know what to say, and this isn’t the occasion for abstruse intellectual discussion about the importance of having local as well as global compassion. But I’m sure everyone will find it good to be reminded of the relationship between and importance of the two. Thank you for the post, and I hope it doesn’t sound banal or insincere to say that my thoughts are with your friend.
Thanks for the kind thoughts.
I’m Not sure what if any discussion I was looking to prompt, but it does strike me that emphasis on things that can be codified and argued over probably means that fora like this don’t encompass important aspects of EA, such as the forces that motivate many of us.
Yes the tendency to spend all our energy on (“abstruse”?) intellectual battles which I’m guilty of myself has other problems besides.