Crossposted from the
AI Alignment Forum. May contain more technical jargon than
usual.
(As usual, this post was written by Nate Soares with some help and editing from Rob Bensinger.)
In my last post, I...
Jul 30, 2022
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/DdDt5NXkfuxAnAvGJ/changing-the-world-through-slack-and-hobbies
Introduction
In EA orthodoxy, if you're really serious about EA, the three alternatives that people most often seem to talk about are
(1) “direct work” in a job that furthers a very important cause;
(2) “earning to...
Jul 28, 2022
Crossposted from the
AI Alignment Forum. May contain more technical jargon than
usual.
This is Part 1 of my «Boundaries» Sequence on LessWrong.
Summary: «Boundaries» are a missing concept from the...
Jul 24, 2022
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/MdZyLnLHuaHrCskjy/itt-passing-and-civility-are-good-charity-is-bad
I often object to claims like "charity/steelmanning is an argumentative virtue". This post collects a few things I and others have said on this topic over the last few years.
My current view is:
- Steelmanning ("the art...
Jul 23, 2022
Related to: Slack gives you the ability to notice/reflect on subtle things
Epistemic status: A possibly annoying mixture of straightforward reasoning and hard-to-justify personal opinions.
It is often stated...