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comment by Raemon · 2024-12-13T19:13:31.425Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I think you are overgeneralizing with the "all." I (and most people I know) might be mistaken about about how to interact with the public, but I don't think we're making the particular mistake you're worried about. (There might be some people who are, who maybe you correctly identified, but you should be pretty carefully making sweeping statements about "all" people in a group)
Replies from: 314159↑ comment by amelia (314159) · 2024-12-13T19:30:01.486Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Replies from: Raemon↑ comment by Raemon · 2024-12-13T19:35:19.969Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I think you're conflating some things. I recommend reading Bucket Errors [? · GW], and rereading Rationalist Taboo [? · GW] and breaking down more clearly what you mean by "rational." (It's very underspecified what "be rational with the public" means. It could mean a lot of different things)
Replies from: 314159↑ comment by amelia (314159) · 2024-12-13T19:55:53.486Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Replies from: Raemon↑ comment by Raemon · 2024-12-13T20:01:30.621Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I think this is still sort of the wrong frame. I also plan to explain AI risk through various social media. I will use different phrasings when talking to different target audiences that I expect to have different cruxes. I think what you're calling "explaining rationally", I'd describe as "being insufficiently skilled at explaining things." (To be fair, it's often quite hard to explain things! But, that's because it's hard, not because people are irrational or rational explaining is impossible)
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