Comment by hermanzegerman
11 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 $$$
11 hours ago
Because they can afford it, they are very sought after.
And smart people usually have moral convictions.
I know for some people on this website it's hard to understand, but not everything in life is about $$$
> 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.
> 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?
Different kinds of claims, it's not self-referential
1 reply →
> And smart people usually have moral convictions.
Dumb people have moral convictions. Smart people see the nuance.
I'm smart and you can buy my morals. So what?
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.
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.
3 replies →
So what, indeed (not sure what you mean)
Those people get paid so much anyway that they don't have to compromise their morals.
I guess that's not the case for you and me
so do oil and tobacco people, no?