I might only add — yes, I see the value in keeping politics off the front page so LW doesn’t become mired in contemporary politics, but it also doesn’t make sense to me that we should pretend to be ignorant of, or act like rationality does not apply to, them. I think there’s something of a middle ground when we’re seeing a trend where banking infrastructure of western nations may be getting ideologically captured that… I mean, it’s more important from a societal dependency level than Eliezer’s example about raising the minimum wage.
I don’t really know how to wrap my head around it yet, but this seems important to emphasize the risk that’s being understated elsewhere.
I might only add — yes, I see the value in keeping politics off the front page so LW doesn’t become mired in contemporary politics, but it also doesn’t make sense to me that we should pretend to be ignorant of, or act like rationality does not apply to, them. I think there’s something of a middle ground when we’re seeing a trend where banking infrastructure of western nations may be getting ideologically captured that… I mean, it’s more important from a societal dependency level than Eliezer’s example about raising the minimum wage.
I don’t really know how to wrap my head around it yet, but this seems important to emphasize the risk that’s being understated elsewhere.