I’m not sure about the community at large, but as for some people, like Eliezer, they have very good reasons for why working on FAI actually makes the most sense for them to do, and they’ve gone to great lengths to explain this. So if you want to limit your cynicism to “armchair rationalists” in the community, fine, but I certainly don’t think this extends to the actual pros.
I’m not sure about the community at large, but as for some people, like Eliezer, they have very good reasons for why working on FAI actually makes the most sense for them to do, and they’ve gone to great lengths to explain this. So if you want to limit your cynicism to “armchair rationalists” in the community, fine, but I certainly don’t think this extends to the actual pros.