an easier explanation is that Eliezer’s writings attracted many smart folks and also happened to make these ideas salient, not that Eliezer’s writings improved people’s philosophical ability
Eliezer’s writings were certainly the focus of my own philosophical development. The current me didn’t exist before processing them, and was historically caused by them, even though it might have formed on its own a few years later.
Eliezer’s writings were certainly the focus of my own philosophical development. The current me didn’t exist before processing them, and was historically caused by them, even though it might have formed on its own a few years later.