On the Social Difficulty of Rejecting Authority: EA Community Consensus Debate
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-26
The author quotes and discusses views on Aumann's agreement theorem and power dynamics within the EA (Effective Altruism) community. The content touches on the difficulty of admitting one is 'smarter' than others to justify deferring to authority in social contexts, citing a specific conflict with Leopold.
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