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Oh boy, that’s a very generous view of human nature. The cynic in me agrees with the article’s premise, but not because I believe "alignment is a joke", but be
by weinzierl 6mo ago
Oh boy, that’s a very generous view of human nature.
The cynic in me agrees with the article’s premise, but not because I believe "alignment is a joke", but because I doubt that humans are "biologically predisposed to acquire prosocial behavior."
- goatlover 6mo agoHuman cooperation is the norm not the exception.
- weinzierl 6mo agoThe norm is competition and cooperation is the tool we invented to compete more effectively. Cooperation is only competition’s favorite strategy.
- jaeh 6mo agoThe norm is cooperation and competition is the tool we invented to cooperate more effectively. Competition is only cooperation's favorite strategy. (By choosing from competing groups we select more favorable cooperation partners, because there are too many to choose from.) Both of our statements are true. darned doublethink.
- catcowcostume 6mo agoIt's ok, you are allowed to start from wrong premises. It's nice that you acknowledge your shortcomings.