Nice us vs. them litany you got there. I think the descriptions of what “intelligent rationalists” do are actually mostly descriptions of what people who identify as “intelligent rationalists” tell themselves about themselves.
But I agree about the parts about what “normal people” do, so it’s still a useful comment.
IME highly intelligent people really do have different revealed preferences than normal people. Also keep in mind normal just means average. I think appeals to populism are just another form of applause lights TBH.
Nice us vs. them litany you got there. I think the descriptions of what “intelligent rationalists” do are actually mostly descriptions of what people who identify as “intelligent rationalists” tell themselves about themselves.
But I agree about the parts about what “normal people” do, so it’s still a useful comment.
IME highly intelligent people really do have different revealed preferences than normal people. Also keep in mind normal just means average. I think appeals to populism are just another form of applause lights TBH.