Which part of this is the taboo you're referencing?
When I first read this article back in 2008, I was floored to learn about a taboo so strong and deep-seated that I didn't even realize it was there: http://lesswrong.com/lw/ub/competent_elites/ … I wonder what other taboos I'm completely oblivious to.pic.twitter.com/R6OkrihuQ1
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To say such good things about elites in general.
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What would you say is precisely and succinctly your point
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While we celebrate certain elites (Elon Musk comes to mind), there's a strong (and to me, surprising) taboo not to celebrate them as a category.
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I think this is horrendously bad analysis
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objection received and noted!
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I find this is untrue here in Tokyo where elites are generally much less interesting than non-elites. They have higher education but they look unhappy, disconnected from reality and conversation with them is boring. Interestingly, the Japanese idolatrize the whole elite cat
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In fact the reverse is taboo (To criticize or talk down elites or elite members). This is a source of problems when americans come to do business here and talk to much...
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While I agree with Eliezer that the Power Elite are smarter than average, there's more to say. I've met some Silicon Valley A-listers (including Eliezer) & attended the WEF in Davos. These folks are as likely to be emotionally vacuous as the rest of us. And that matters too.
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His caveats at the end are worth keeping in mind, but, yeah, there is likely "more cream at the top" than most realize.
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