I don’t know why people feel comfortable telling people how to dress, who to talk to, or how to live, but it always feels authoritarian to me. (Strong downvote.)
If Yudkowsky was not a public figure, I would not care, but empirically, adhering to social norms is a good idea when one is trying to influence society. Maybe Yudkowsky thinks we are already doomed, but I do not so I would prefer it if one of the most prominent contributors to AI safety discourse didn’t dress like a cartoon villain.
I don’t know why people feel comfortable telling people how to dress, who to talk to, or how to live, but it always feels authoritarian to me. (Strong downvote.)
If Yudkowsky was not a public figure, I would not care, but empirically, adhering to social norms is a good idea when one is trying to influence society. Maybe Yudkowsky thinks we are already doomed, but I do not so I would prefer it if one of the most prominent contributors to AI safety discourse didn’t dress like a cartoon villain.