I should wait a bit before responding, as my devils-advocate position is likely not popular, and I don’t want to imply anything about SBF’s motivation or morals when I have no knowledge of such. I will, at some point, argue that that Utilitarianism (like many other Consequentialist belief systems) does support dishonesty in some situations in pursuit of better overall outcomes.
I should wait a bit before responding, as my devils-advocate position is likely not popular, and I don’t want to imply anything about SBF’s motivation or morals when I have no knowledge of such. I will, at some point, argue that that Utilitarianism (like many other Consequentialist belief systems) does support dishonesty in some situations in pursuit of better overall outcomes.
When you do, take note of this Yudkowsky post from 2008, called “Ends Don’t Justify Means (Among Humans)”. And here’s a related tweet.