While your comment was clearly written in good faith, it seems to me like you’re missing some context. You recommend that EY recommend that the detractors read books. EY doesn’t just recommend people read books. He wrote the equivalent of like three books on the subjects relevant to this conversation in particular which he gives away for free. Also, most of the people in this conversation are already big into reading books.
It is my impression he also helped establish the Center for Applied Rationality, which has the explicit mission of training skills. (I’m not sure if he technically did but he was part of the community which did and he helped promote it in its early days.)
It is my impression he also helped establish the Center for Applied Rationality, which has the explicit mission of training skills. (I’m not sure if he technically did but he was part of the community which did and he helped promote it in its early days.)
Eliezer was involved with CFAR in the early days, but has not been involved since at least 2016.
While your comment was clearly written in good faith, it seems to me like you’re missing some context. You recommend that EY recommend that the detractors read books. EY doesn’t just recommend people read books. He wrote the equivalent of like three books on the subjects relevant to this conversation in particular which he gives away for free. Also, most of the people in this conversation are already big into reading books.
It is my impression he also helped establish the Center for Applied Rationality, which has the explicit mission of training skills. (I’m not sure if he technically did but he was part of the community which did and he helped promote it in its early days.)
Eliezer was involved with CFAR in the early days, but has not been involved since at least 2016.