Re:Sam Bankman-Fried and the effective altruism delusion
by coldtea on Friday November 03, 2023 @06:35PM
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>I wanted to add that the entire basis for not debating those facts is because they belonged to a dangerous being in the clouds
The being in the clouds is a red herring. The real reason for not debating those facts was that they were conventional respected wisdom. People didn't have to, and often only superficially if at all, believe to the actuality of it - but they wouldn't contest the associated moral code, the same way they wouldn't contest the customs of their land.
The being in the clouds is a red herring. The real reason for not debating those facts was that they were conventional respected wisdom. People didn't have to, and often only superficially if at all, believe to the actuality of it - but they wouldn't contest the associated moral code, the same way they wouldn't contest the customs of their land.