dust

• dust 28 Mar 2018 13:01 UTC

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  on: Cause pri­ori­ti­za­tion for down­side-fo­cused value systems

  “downside focused” is a fantastic term, worthy of replacing both “negative” (not descriptive) and “suffering focused” (too intense for some contexts).

  I think I’ll call myself a downside focused utilitarian from here on.

• dust 12 Mar 2018 18:13 UTC

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  in reply to: adamaero’s comment on: Cog­ni­tive and emo­tional bar­ri­ers to EA’s growth

  Good points. I don’t think “(benevolence)”/​”(beneficence)” adds anything, either. Beneficence is effectively EA lingo. You’re not going to draw people in by teaching them lingo. Do that a little further into on-boarding.