This is my analysis of narratives present in Leopold Aschenbrenner’s “Situational Awareness” essay series. In the post, I argue that Aschenbrenner uses dubious, propaganda-esque, and nationalistic narratives, and flawed argumentation overall, which weakens his essay’s credibility. I don’t believe there is necessarily any malicious intent behind this, but I think it is still right to point out these issues, since they make it easier for people to just discard what he is saying.
(This was posted on the EA forum, and I was asked to crosspost it here by someone who reads both forums. I’m not sure how crossposts work since I didn’t have an account here already, so I made a linkpost. I hope it’s appropriate.)
Questionable Narratives of “Situational Awareness”
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This is my analysis of narratives present in Leopold Aschenbrenner’s “Situational Awareness” essay series. In the post, I argue that Aschenbrenner uses dubious, propaganda-esque, and nationalistic narratives, and flawed argumentation overall, which weakens his essay’s credibility. I don’t believe there is necessarily any malicious intent behind this, but I think it is still right to point out these issues, since they make it easier for people to just discard what he is saying.
(This was posted on the EA forum, and I was asked to crosspost it here by someone who reads both forums. I’m not sure how crossposts work since I didn’t have an account here already, so I made a linkpost. I hope it’s appropriate.)