I don’t often argue the merits of bednets versus cash transfers, which means I get intellectually sloppy knowing I won’t be challenged.
OK, but in that case wouldn’t it be better to stick around people with opposing points of view?
This seems like a pretty severe misreading to me. Ozy is saying that they want to hone their arguments against people with expertise in a particular field rather than a different field, which is perfectly reasonable.
You’re right, I did misread it, I thought the comparison was something against long term causes.
In any case you can always start a debate over how to reduce poverty on forums like this. Arguments like this have caught a lot of interest around here. And just because you put all the “near-term EAs” in the same place doesn’t mean they’ll argue with each other.
This seems like a pretty severe misreading to me. Ozy is saying that they want to hone their arguments against people with expertise in a particular field rather than a different field, which is perfectly reasonable.
You’re right, I did misread it, I thought the comparison was something against long term causes.
In any case you can always start a debate over how to reduce poverty on forums like this. Arguments like this have caught a lot of interest around here. And just because you put all the “near-term EAs” in the same place doesn’t mean they’ll argue with each other.