RichardKennaway comments on Open thread, Jan. 25 - Jan. 31, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 28 January 2016 11:27:46AM 2 points [-]

He sounds like someone with a phobia of fire wanting to be a fireman. Why does he want to work on FAI? Would not going anywhere near the subject work for him instead?

Comment author: Fluttershy 28 January 2016 09:11:41PM 1 point [-]

He wants to work on FAI for EA/utilitarian reasons--and also because he already has many of the relevant skills. He's also of the opinion that working on FAI is of much higher value than, say, working on other x-risks or other EA causes.