I’m advocating deception in the sense of not telling people that a possible majority of the resources in the EA movement are devoted to expanding the EA movement, at least not right off. I think it’s fine that Leverage and CFAR are upfront about their mission.
Let us recall the maxim about people advocating big lies on the internet, the suitability of said people for propagating said lies, and their likelihood of success.
I’m advocating deception in the sense of not telling people that a possible majority of the resources in the EA movement are devoted to expanding the EA movement, at least not right off. I think it’s fine that Leverage and CFAR are upfront about their mission.
Let us recall the maxim about people advocating big lies on the internet, the suitability of said people for propagating said lies, and their likelihood of success.