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]
The Rationality Community has a far lower focus on morality, and has members which are amoral or completely selfish. I'll go out on a limb and claim that they also have a broader set of interests, since there is less of a restriction on what attention can be focused on (EA wants to do good, the rationality community is interested in truth, and truth can be found basically about anything).