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On Values and Ethics
Ignorance, Existential Confusion, Fiduciary Responsibility, Coherent Extrapolated Volition
Alright. Let’s get to it. We’ll talk about ethics and values: personal, collective, effective, universal, meta, good, bad. All of them.
The main purpose of this is to get these ideas out and inspire co-creation. Luckily, my work here doesn’t have to perfect to achieve this. It’s a process.
Indeed, it might be even more messy than usual, since I’m bringing multiple trains of thoughts from different positions in time and space together on one railway. Some might crash, some might arrive. Enjoy the ride.
This essay will piss some of you off. I might one day regret posting it, but this is my current philosophical position and it seems plausible.
What’s in our best interest?
Hold up… Why are we talking about this? Oh, right. Social Media. Asymmetry of power. Fiduciary responsibility.
But actually, I want to make a point that goes beyond this. A deeply philosophical one. It will seem controversial, even downright authoritarian to some, and completely reasonable and democratic to others.
So let’s begin.
