Vulture comments on Unpopular ideas attract poor advocates: Be charitable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Pablo_Stafforini 15 September 2014 09:09:50PM 14 points [-]

Your analysis has implications not only for individuals exposed to unpopular ideas, but also for movements promoting such ideas. These movements (e.g., effective altruism) should be particularly worried about their ideas being represented inadequately by its most radical, disagreeable or crazy members, and should spend their resources accordingly (e.g. by prioritizing outreach activities, favoring more mainstream leaders, handling media requests strategically, etc.).

Comment author: Vulture 19 September 2014 01:52:29PM 1 point [-]

As an example, MIRI seems to have effectively taken this route.