I feel like we are misunderstanding each other, and I think it’s at least in large part my fault.
I definitely agree that we don’t want to be handing out grants or judging people on the basis of what shibboleths they spout or what community they are part of. In fact I agree with most of what you’ve said above, except for when you start attributing stuff to me.
I think that grantmakers should evaluate research proposals not on the basis of the intentions of the researcher, but on the basis of whether the proposed research seems useful for alignment. This is not your view though right? You are proposing something else?
I feel like we are misunderstanding each other, and I think it’s at least in large part my fault.
I definitely agree that we don’t want to be handing out grants or judging people on the basis of what shibboleths they spout or what community they are part of. In fact I agree with most of what you’ve said above, except for when you start attributing stuff to me.
I think that grantmakers should evaluate research proposals not on the basis of the intentions of the researcher, but on the basis of whether the proposed research seems useful for alignment. This is not your view though right? You are proposing something else?