Yeah, idk, it’s actually less of a personal note than a comment on decision theory among future and current billionaires. I guess the “personal” side is where I can confidently say “this set of actions feels very distasteful to me” because I get to make claims about my own sense of taste; and I’m trying to extrapolate that to other people who might become meaningful in the future.
Or maybe: This is a specific rant to the “EA community” separate from “EA principles”. I hold my association with the “EA community” quite loosely; I only actually met people in this space like this year as a result of Manifold, whereas I’ve been donating/reading EA for 6ish years. The EA principles broadly make sense to me either way; and I guess I’m trying to figure out whether the EA community is composed of people I’m happy to associate with.
Yeah, idk, it’s actually less of a personal note than a comment on decision theory among future and current billionaires. I guess the “personal” side is where I can confidently say “this set of actions feels very distasteful to me” because I get to make claims about my own sense of taste; and I’m trying to extrapolate that to other people who might become meaningful in the future.
Or maybe: This is a specific rant to the “EA community” separate from “EA principles”. I hold my association with the “EA community” quite loosely; I only actually met people in this space like this year as a result of Manifold, whereas I’ve been donating/reading EA for 6ish years. The EA principles broadly make sense to me either way; and I guess I’m trying to figure out whether the EA community is composed of people I’m happy to associate with.