I think we’re speaking different languages here, since I’m saying that the contest is obviously the right thing to do and you’re saying that the contest is obviously the wrong thing to do. I have a significant policy background and I can’t fathom why anyone would be so hostile to the contest; these people have short attention spans and expect to be lied to, so if we’re going to be honest to them then we might as well be charismatic and persuasive while doing so.
For what it’s worth, this is the second half of that comment by johnwentworth
I understand that it is plausibly worth doing regardless, but man, it feels so wrong having this on LessWrong.
I think we’re speaking different languages here, since I’m saying that the contest is obviously the right thing to do and you’re saying that the contest is obviously the wrong thing to do. I have a significant policy background and I can’t fathom why anyone would be so hostile to the contest; these people have short attention spans and expect to be lied to, so if we’re going to be honest to them then we might as well be charismatic and persuasive while doing so.
For what it’s worth, this is the second half of that comment by johnwentworth