Also, a norm of “allowing people to keep their beliefs private on subjects they feel a lot of pressure on” gives space for people to gather information personally without needing to worry about the pressures on them from their society.
It’s going pretty well for me! Most people I work with or am friends with know that there are multiple topics on which my thoughts are private, and there have been ~no significant social costs to me that I’m aware of.
I would like to be informed of opportunities to support others in this on LessWrong or in the social circles I participate in, to back you up if people are applying pressure on you to express your thoughts on a topic that you don’t want to talk about.
Also, a norm of “allowing people to keep their beliefs private on subjects they feel a lot of pressure on” gives space for people to gather information personally without needing to worry about the pressures on them from their society.
I think that’s an important norm and I support it, but until it is well established it’s not something I (or others) can rely on.
It’s going pretty well for me! Most people I work with or am friends with know that there are multiple topics on which my thoughts are private, and there have been ~no significant social costs to me that I’m aware of.
I would like to be informed of opportunities to support others in this on LessWrong or in the social circles I participate in, to back you up if people are applying pressure on you to express your thoughts on a topic that you don’t want to talk about.
Nice of you to offer! I expect, however, that pressure in this direction will come from non-LW non-EA directions.
Then I shall continue to tend to and grow my garden.