I can relate to the feeling. Whenever something I posted got downvoted without comment, I wondered about the reasons. Without comment, what can the poster learn from the downvotes? It feels like being sent away. Which it might. But that’s how a community maintains its standards—for better or worse. I think you point out the ”...or worse.” I think it is a risk maybe worth taking. The alternative is Well-Kept Gardens Die By Pacifism.
Thanks. I think that oftentimes when I downvote without giving a reason, it feels like backstabbing. So I try to put it into words, and then I realise that I might just be biased and end up cancelling the downvote.
It could also be the case that you either die by pacifism or by stagnation. Nothing lasts, so maybe it’s just about choosing how you want to die at a particular moment. Given our current high-stakes times, it might be wise to reflect on how you want to face that. I’m glad that a lot of AI safety research is happening here, and not only in the (much more) walled gardens of academia.
I can relate to the feeling. Whenever something I posted got downvoted without comment, I wondered about the reasons. Without comment, what can the poster learn from the downvotes? It feels like being sent away. Which it might. But that’s how a community maintains its standards—for better or worse. I think you point out the ”...or worse.” I think it is a risk maybe worth taking. The alternative is Well-Kept Gardens Die By Pacifism.
Thanks. I think that oftentimes when I downvote without giving a reason, it feels like backstabbing. So I try to put it into words, and then I realise that I might just be biased and end up cancelling the downvote.
It could also be the case that you either die by pacifism or by stagnation. Nothing lasts, so maybe it’s just about choosing how you want to die at a particular moment. Given our current high-stakes times, it might be wise to reflect on how you want to face that. I’m glad that a lot of AI safety research is happening here, and not only in the (much more) walled gardens of academia.