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Well, the website is called lesswrong.com, and not correct.com.
by rsynnott 8mo ago
Well, the website is called lesswrong.com, and not correct.com.
- jacquesm 8mo agoThey could have called it morewrong.com or morallywrong for all the right mathematical reasons instead. Their eugenics agenda is really more than a little bit tiresome at this point.
- Aurornis 8mo agoI tried not to comment directly on the site because I wanted my points to stand on their own. However, Lesswrong has a long history on the internet. It’s part of the “rationalist” writing sphere which has become oddly preoccupied with topics like race and IQ, eugenics-adjacent topics, and never ending flirtations with reactionary ideologies.
- why_is_it_good 8mo ago[flagged]
- rsynnott 8mo agoOh, yeah, I'm aware.
- Zababa 8mo agoThat is true but also a bit unfair, they've also been oddly preoccupied with topics like trying to help the most people and frequently promote giving money to efficient charities to fight against malaria, vitamin A deficiencies and help vaccinate children in very poor countries.
- yifanl 8mo agoThat's their marketing pitch, but revealed preferences are stronger signals than stated ones.
- Zababa 8mo agoI agree that revealed preferences are stronger signals than stated ones. https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/ https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/ shows 52000 donors for $110M, https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ says more than 10000 donors and more than $490M given.