The EAs were too “woke” and too concerned with appearances.
The EAs were too “woke” and too concerned with appearances.
Would we necessarily say that government, civic life, the media, or high finance work better now than in the mid-20th century? We can scorn the smug WASP blue bloods from Groton and Choate—and certainly their era’s retrograde views of race and gender—but their leadership helped produce the Progressive movement, the New Deal, victory in World War II... See more
David Brooks • How the Ivy League Broke America
Obviously ideas have always gained and lost popularity throughout history. But I think it’s fair to say the conditions that disrupt the so-called arc of progress have intensified beyond comprehension. Mass media’s emphasis on images and appearances has shifted the political discourse to a facile imitation of its former self.
Haley Nahman • #100: New idea trending
The old high-low spectrum was policed by people who shared identity markers, experiences, and educational backgrounds, so it reflects their prejudices.
time • Welcome to the Era of Unapologetic Bad Taste
I came to realize that prediction in the era of Big Data was not going very well.
Nate Silver • The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't
Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy
in practice both EAs and rationalists have a catholic appetite for involving themselves in all sorts of controversies. Effective altruism
Nate Silver • On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
flawed premise that their worldview is standard.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
In a world forged not by the toil of human hands but by the computations of machines, those of us who understand the algorithms hold the trump cards.