I find it interesting and unfortunate that there aren’t more economically left-wing thinkers influenced by Yudkowsky/LW thinking about AGI.
I noticed this too. In defence of LW, the Overton window here isn’t as tightly policed as in other places on the internet, but it’s noticeable. Recently, I seem to have found some of its edges here and here.
“Follow the money” is a good instinct, but I do think a lot of it is just memes fighting other memes using their hosts. A lot of this plays itself out by manipulating credibility signals (i.e. the voting mechanism).
Ultimately there’s nothing any of us can do other than to follow, interrogate and stress-test the arguments being made.
I noticed this too. In defence of LW, the Overton window here isn’t as tightly policed as in other places on the internet, but it’s noticeable. Recently, I seem to have found some of its edges here and here.
“Follow the money” is a good instinct, but I do think a lot of it is just memes fighting other memes using their hosts. A lot of this plays itself out by manipulating credibility signals (i.e. the voting mechanism).
Ultimately there’s nothing any of us can do other than to follow, interrogate and stress-test the arguments being made.