If that’s the case, selecting for people with the described philosophical stance + mathematical taste could basically be selecting for “people with little resistance to MIRI’s organizational narrative”
So, I do think that MIRI hiring does select for people with “little resistance to MIRI’s organizational narrative,” through the channel of “You have less mental resistance to narratives you agree with” and “You are more likely to work for an organization when you agree with their narrative.”
I think that additionally people have a score on “mental resistance to organizational narratives” in general, and was arguing that MIRI does not select against this property (very strongly). (Indeed, I think they select for it, but not as strongly as they select for philosophy). I think that when the OP was thinking about how much to trust her own judgement, this is the more relevant variable, and the variable they were referring to.
So, I do think that MIRI hiring does select for people with “little resistance to MIRI’s organizational narrative,” through the channel of “You have less mental resistance to narratives you agree with” and “You are more likely to work for an organization when you agree with their narrative.”
I think that additionally people have a score on “mental resistance to organizational narratives” in general, and was arguing that MIRI does not select against this property (very strongly). (Indeed, I think they select for it, but not as strongly as they select for philosophy). I think that when the OP was thinking about how much to trust her own judgement, this is the more relevant variable, and the variable they were referring to.