Is this trying to make a directional claim? Like people (in the EA community? in idealistic communities?) should on average be less afraid / more accepting of being morally compromised? (On first read, I assume no, it seems like just a descriptive post about the phenomenon).
FWIW, I think it’s worth thinking about the 2 forms of “compromise” separately. (Being associated with something you end up finding morally bad / directly doing something you end up finding morally bad). I think it’s easier and more worthwhile to focus on avoiding the latter, but overall I’m not sure whether I’ve found a strong tendency that people overdo either of these things.
There’s some therapeutic intent. I’m walking the line, saying people should attack themselves only a proportionate amount, against this better reference class: “everyone screws up”. I’ve seen a lot of over the top stuff lately from people (mostly young) who are used to feeling innocent and aren’t handling their first shaming well.
Is this trying to make a directional claim? Like people (in the EA community? in idealistic communities?) should on average be less afraid / more accepting of being morally compromised? (On first read, I assume no, it seems like just a descriptive post about the phenomenon).
FWIW, I think it’s worth thinking about the 2 forms of “compromise” separately. (Being associated with something you end up finding morally bad / directly doing something you end up finding morally bad). I think it’s easier and more worthwhile to focus on avoiding the latter, but overall I’m not sure whether I’ve found a strong tendency that people overdo either of these things.
There’s some therapeutic intent. I’m walking the line, saying people should attack themselves only a proportionate amount, against this better reference class: “everyone screws up”. I’ve seen a lot of over the top stuff lately from people (mostly young) who are used to feeling innocent and aren’t handling their first shaming well.
Yes, that would make a good followup post.