Why don't rationalists get that for-profit companies pay you to maximize profit?
mimi10v3 · x · 2026-10-31
mimi10v3 expresses surprise that rationalists don't share her prior: when a for-profit product company pays your salary, your work usually serves maximizing profit. A pointed observation on AI/EA-circle culture.
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