Org drops free help over "negative-value beliefs," raising preference cascade fears
jessi_cata · x · 2026-11-01
A commentator flags a troubling community-governance incident (likely Lightcone/Lighthaven related): after an author posted concerns on social media, an organization that had long given them free help with Astral Codex Ten said it would now charge full price because they hold "negative-value beliefs." While acknowledging no obligation to free labor, the author sees it as a warning sign that conditions are ripe for preference cascades and evaporative cooling — since "arguments are soldiers," people feel licensed to retaliate against anyone with the "wrong" views. A bad sign for social epistemology.
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