It’s a big topic and I don’t have a great articulation for it yet.
Some scattered points:
Generally higher model uncertainty than I used to have
Idealism now seems as plausible as materialism
Panpsychism seems plausible / not-crazy, and consciousness matters a lot
The many-worlds interpretation seems plausible. If physics is many-worlds, we may not be able to ever escape from ethical parochialism
Not about metaphysics, but I’ve been growing less confused about my motivations such that ethical considerations no longer feel as fraught. (I used to identify my ethics with my view of my self-worth such that acting ethically seemed super important)
I think learning about xrisk has this kind of “binding you” quality. Once you know about it and you care enough, you can’t look away.
fwiw I’ve noticed that my feelings about x-risk have started to loosen recently, though it’s probably because some of my metaphysics are shifting
Same.
Thats interesting. Can you elaborate more?
It’s a big topic and I don’t have a great articulation for it yet.
Some scattered points:
Generally higher model uncertainty than I used to have
Idealism now seems as plausible as materialism
Panpsychism seems plausible / not-crazy, and consciousness matters a lot
The many-worlds interpretation seems plausible. If physics is many-worlds, we may not be able to ever escape from ethical parochialism
Not about metaphysics, but I’ve been growing less confused about my motivations such that ethical considerations no longer feel as fraught. (I used to identify my ethics with my view of my self-worth such that acting ethically seemed super important)