This question is two steps removed from reality. Here’s what I mean by that. Putting brackets around each of the two steps:
what is the threshold that needs meeting [for the majority of people in the EA community] [to say something like] “it would be better if EAs didn’t work at OpenAI”?
Without these steps, the question becomes
What is the threshold that needs meeting before it would be better if people didn’t work at OpenAI?
Personally, I find that a more interesting question. Is there a reason why the question is phrased at two removes like that? Or am I missing the point?
This question is two steps removed from reality. Here’s what I mean by that. Putting brackets around each of the two steps:
what is the threshold that needs meeting [for the majority of people in the EA community] [to say something like] “it would be better if EAs didn’t work at OpenAI”?
Without these steps, the question becomes
What is the threshold that needs meeting before it would be better if people didn’t work at OpenAI?
Personally, I find that a more interesting question. Is there a reason why the question is phrased at two removes like that? Or am I missing the point?