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EA is about maximization, and maximization is perilous — EA Forum
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This is not a contest submission; I don’t think it’d be appropriate for me to enter this contest given my position as a CEA funder. This also wasn’t…
Arden Koehler 3y 125 6 0 I strongly agree with some parts of this post, in particular: I think integrity is extremely important, and I like that this post reinforces that. I think it’s a great point that EA seems like it could be very bitterly divided indeed, and appreciating that we haven’t as well as thinking about why (despite our various different beliefs) seems like a great exercise. It does seem like we should try to maintain those features. On the other hand, I disagree with some of it -- and thought I'd push back especially given that there isn't much pushback in the comments here: I t
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