As for the difference with the singularity, views on that are not divided much along tribal political lines (ETA: as you acknowledge), and LessWrong seems much better placed to have positive influence there because the topic has received much less attention, because of LessWrong’s strong connection (sociological if nothing else) with the Singularity Institute, and because it’s a lot more likely to amount to an existential risk in the eyes of most people here of any political persuasion, though again let’s not discuss whether they’re right.
As for the difference with the singularity, views on that are not divided much along tribal political lines (ETA: as you acknowledge), and LessWrong seems much better placed to have positive influence there because the topic has received much less attention, because of LessWrong’s strong connection (sociological if nothing else) with the Singularity Institute, and because it’s a lot more likely to amount to an existential risk in the eyes of most people here of any political persuasion, though again let’s not discuss whether they’re right.