That’s another main possibility. I don’t buy the reasoning in general though—integrity is just super valuable. (Separately I’m aware of projects that are very important and neglected (legibly so) without being funded, so I don’t overall believe that there are a bunch of people strategically capitulating to anti-integrity systems in order to fund key projects.) Anyway, my main interest here is to say that there is a real, large-scale, ongoing problem(s) with the social world, which increases X-risk; it would be good for some people to think clearly about that; and it’s not good to be satisfied with false / vague / superficial stories about what’s happening.
That’s another main possibility. I don’t buy the reasoning in general though—integrity is just super valuable. (Separately I’m aware of projects that are very important and neglected (legibly so) without being funded, so I don’t overall believe that there are a bunch of people strategically capitulating to anti-integrity systems in order to fund key projects.) Anyway, my main interest here is to say that there is a real, large-scale, ongoing problem(s) with the social world, which increases X-risk; it would be good for some people to think clearly about that; and it’s not good to be satisfied with false / vague / superficial stories about what’s happening.