I'm curious[1] if people observe any differences of opinion that seem to come up a bit too often to be random. I think I've noticed at least three - my impression is that, compared to EAs, rationalists on the whole:
- Care less about the welfare of nonhumans
- Have more faith in unvarnished honesty as a mechanism for collective truth-seeking
- Are more open-minded about weird or controversial ideas
I'd love to hear if anyone disagrees or has other observations.[2]
These are excellent, cheers!
Although I would have said "less prestige-seeking; more prestige-conscious" (as in, they talk about it a lot, but tend to be quite scrupulous about not seeking it for themselves and are sceptical of its usefulness)