tyleralterman's Quick takes

By tyleralterman @ 2022-07-23T12:45 (+4)

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tyleralterman @ 2022-07-23T12:45 (+4)

Apropos of the "Criticism and Red Teaming Contest," I am curious about how critiques have historically shaped EA:

a. What critiques have resulted in large and tangible changes in the movement?

b. What were the means by which these critiques were "metabolized?" Eg did they require a prestigious champion? Was there a highly shared article that changed people's minds? etc

Gavin @ 2022-07-25T14:37 (+5)

I have no proof it mattered, but a few years before the big pivot to longtermism, 80k debated some leftists who emphasised the sheer scope of systemic change and measurability bias. And we moved.