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Been saying the same thing. EA functionally is the same pattern I grew up around among evangelical extremists. It's an all purpose source of self righteous auth
by jasonwatkinspdx 4y ago
Been saying the same thing. EA functionally is the same pattern I grew up around among evangelical extremists. It's an all purpose source of self righteous authority based on theoretical virtue erasing actual harm.
- simonh 4y agoAh yes, but if there's an even 1% chance the good they do outweighs the harm and saves some portion of some humans in some amount of time... er... or something.
- Viliam1234 4y agoCurrently the #1 charity recommended by GiveWell is medicine to prevent malaria. I think it has more than 1% chance to help people. Perhaps some people should read https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities before expressing strong opinions on how EA is all about robots.
- FeepingCreature 4y agoIs it theoretical? In other words, are you making a positive assertion here that the benefit of EA is not actual, and if so, can you cite evidence?
- jasonwatkinspdx 4y ago