[waynerisner]

That’s a generous way to think about downvotes. Seeing them as signal rather than rejection leaves room to reflect and adjust.

I’m new here and come more from a philosophical background than a technical one, so I’m still learning the norms. One thing I’m sensitive to in communities like this is who ends up informally deciding what counts as legitimate participation.

[xpe]

Hello and welcome. I appreciate your philosophical background; we need more of that around here imo. In a totally unrelated question /s, have you seen the movie Get Out by Jordan Peele? :P For philosophical discussions of AI, I much prefer the Alignment Forum. For thoughtful, critical, charitable discussion, I recommend LessWrong by leaps and bounds, as long as one doesn't demand brevity. Also, the bar for participation can feel higher other there. I'm ok with that because it encourages people to build up a lot of shared foundations for how we communicate with each other.