I mean this mostly humorously (I know it’s uncommon here but it feels worth it), but also somewhat seriously. Reading about the Death With Dignity stuff, and then hearing about how it is a minorityopinion, it feels like a Doctor vs Pharmacist situation. Eliezer/MIRI being the Pharmacist, and the more prevalent viewpoint of things being less grim being the Doctor.
There may actually be some insight hidden in that analogy. I’m not sure. A pharmacist kinda has more domain specific knowledge. A doctor has more formal credentials, is higher status, more conservative. Just thinking out loud.
I mean this mostly humorously (I know it’s uncommon here but it feels worth it), but also somewhat seriously. Reading about the Death With Dignity stuff, and then hearing about how it is a minority opinion, it feels like a Doctor vs Pharmacist situation. Eliezer/MIRI being the Pharmacist, and the more prevalent viewpoint of things being less grim being the Doctor.
There may actually be some insight hidden in that analogy. I’m not sure. A pharmacist kinda has more domain specific knowledge. A doctor has more formal credentials, is higher status, more conservative. Just thinking out loud.