I think for a long time CFAR was trying, though maybe not in a very smart/calibrated/wise/accurate way, to have public relationship with “the rationality community” along the lines of “we will attempt this project that you guys care about; and you guys may want to collaborate with us on that.” (Details varied by year; I think at the beginning something like this was more intended, accurate, and sincere, but after awhile it was more like accumulated branding we didn’t mean but didn’t update.)
I think at the moment we are not trying to take on any public mantles, including not that one.
This is probably also part of what’s up with us not prioritizing more public communication about CFAR, though I and I think others are happy to discuss what’s going on, but it’s not “here is a thing we’re doing, please believe in it’s potential.”
And a second afterthought:
I think for a long time CFAR was trying, though maybe not in a very smart/calibrated/wise/accurate way, to have public relationship with “the rationality community” along the lines of “we will attempt this project that you guys care about; and you guys may want to collaborate with us on that.” (Details varied by year; I think at the beginning something like this was more intended, accurate, and sincere, but after awhile it was more like accumulated branding we didn’t mean but didn’t update.)
I think at the moment we are not trying to take on any public mantles, including not that one.
This is probably also part of what’s up with us not prioritizing more public communication about CFAR, though I and I think others are happy to discuss what’s going on, but it’s not “here is a thing we’re doing, please believe in it’s potential.”