Jun 11, 2023·edited Jun 11, 2023Liked by EA Lifestyles
Ugh, "radical honesty".
Does more need to be said? We need a meta-norm of conservatism in using new/different social norms--more Chesterton-fencing.
My relationship with both rationalism and EA is like some quote from Eliezer, but less so - 'go only 2/3s of the way to perfect utilitarianism until you are god', or something like that - but more like, go 1/3 from (the most 'normal' social norms that you believe correlate with flourishing) to (exciting, weird ideas that push the envelope).
Ugh, "radical honesty".
Does more need to be said? We need a meta-norm of conservatism in using new/different social norms--more Chesterton-fencing.
My relationship with both rationalism and EA is like some quote from Eliezer, but less so - 'go only 2/3s of the way to perfect utilitarianism until you are god', or something like that - but more like, go 1/3 from (the most 'normal' social norms that you believe correlate with flourishing) to (exciting, weird ideas that push the envelope).