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Comment by hermanzegerman

7 hours ago

Because they can afford it, they are very sought after.

And smart people usually have moral convictions.

I know for some people on this website it's hard to understand, but not everything in life is about $$$

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0x3f  7 hours ago

> And smart people usually have moral convictions.

Are you sure you don't just like the moral convictions and so engage in trait bundling?

Moral knowledge doesn't really exist. I mean you can have personal views on it, but the lack of falsifiability makes me suspect it wouldn't be well-correlated with intelligence.

Smarter people can discuss more layered or chic moral theories as they relate to theoretical AI, maybe.

  • lo_zamoyski  7 hours ago

    > Moral knowledge doesn't really exist.

    If that is the case, then why should you or anyone prefer to believe your claim that moral knowledge doesn’t exist over the contrary?

siva7  7 hours ago

I'm smart and you can buy my morals. So what?

  • yoyohello13  7 hours ago

    True, many smart people will gladly (or even begrudgingly) do evil for money. That's why there is so much suffering in the world, because of people like you.

    • 0x3f  7 hours ago

      Is ad tech and the like really causing so much suffering? The government work, mass surveilance, killing people etc. doesn't actually pay that much, typically.

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