Since it appears (do correct me if I’m wrong!) that Eliezer doesn’t currently consider it worth the time and effort to do this, why not enlist the LW community in summarizing his arguments the best we can and submit them somewhere once we’re done?
If Eliezer does not find it a worthwhile investment of his time—why should we?
In general: Because my time can be used to do other things which your time cannot be used to do; we are not fungible.
This statement is based on three assumptions:
1) What you are doing instead is in fact more worthy of your attention than your contribution here
2) I could not do what you are doing as least as well as you
3) I do not have other things to do that are at least as worthy of my time
None of those three I am personally willing to grant at this point. But surely that is not the case for all the others around here.
1) You can summarize arguments voiced by EY. 2) You cannot write a book that will be published under EY’s name. 3) Writing a book takes a great deal of time and effort.
2) You cannot write a book that will be published under EY’s name.
Its called ghost writing :-) but then again the true value add lies in the work and not in the identity of the author. (discarding marketing value in the case of celebrities)
Your reading into connotation a bit too much.
I do not think so—am just being German :-) about it: very precise and thorough.
I think his arguments are worthwhile and important enough to be heard by an audience that is as wide as possible, regardless of whether or not he feels like writing up the arguments in an easily digestible form.
Very constructive proposal Kaj. But...
If Eliezer does not find it a worthwhile investment of his time—why should we?
In general: Because my time can be used to do other things which your time cannot be used to do; we are not fungible.
(As of this comment being typed, I’m working on a rationality book. This is not something that anyone else can do for me.)
This statement is based on three assumptions: 1) What you are doing instead is in fact more worthy of your attention than your contribution here 2) I could not do what you are doing as least as well as you 3) I do not have other things to do that are at least as worthy of my time
None of those three I am personally willing to grant at this point. But surely that is not the case for all the others around here.
1) You can summarize arguments voiced by EY.
2) You cannot write a book that will be published under EY’s name.
3) Writing a book takes a great deal of time and effort.
You’re reading into connotation a bit too much.
Its called ghost writing :-) but then again the true value add lies in the work and not in the identity of the author. (discarding marketing value in the case of celebrities)
I do not think so—am just being German :-) about it: very precise and thorough.
I think his arguments are worthwhile and important enough to be heard by an audience that is as wide as possible, regardless of whether or not he feels like writing up the arguments in an easily digestible form.