Consequentialism FAQ
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Summary
A 120-word announcement/linkpost: Scott flags a gap (lots of explanations of consequentialism, few persuasive essays trying to convert people) and links a draft pro-consequentialist FAQ at raikoth.net aimed at intelligent non-philosophers, soliciting feedback. No standalone argument — it points to the external FAQ (whose actual content is catalogued and scored separately as the LiveJournal Consequentialism FAQ, LJ-012 at 80). Scored here only as the thin announcement it is.
Why this score
Quality 50 · Solid. Announcement/linkpost. Minimal standalone content (a one-paragraph motivation plus a link and a feedback request); scored low per the announcement/admin convention, a touch above a bare index for stating the gap it aims to fill.
Claude’s paradigm shift 22 · Slight. Slight — an announcement of a draft, with essentially no developed ideas of its own.
Real-world impact 2 · Minor. A thin announcement/linkpost pointing to the external Consequentialism FAQ (whose own EA-feeder impact is scored separately at LJ-012); as an announcement it carries only the gap it names, with no standalone material reach → RWI 2.