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[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I have no scientific basis for this, but I instinctively distrust anyone who calls themselves an "ethicist".

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Especially a tethicists.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Other notable people include the "effective altruism" advocate Sam Bankman Fried who gambled away other people's money on FTX.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

If you research ethics, then you're an ethicist. A little narrow minded to immediately distrust an entire field of research