Nathan Young

karma rank #8 · 17,655 karma · 10 posts sampled · profile ↗

Top cause areas

ea meta 5.2 -0.1σ
effective giving 1.9 -0.4σ
prioritization 1.7 -0.8σ
longtermism xrisk 1.1 -0.6σ
Show all 15 cause areas
global health 1.0 -0.2σ
rationalist meta 0.8 -0.7σ
mental health 0.7 +0.1σ
moral circle values 0.6 -0.6σ
forecasting epistemics 0.5 -0.8σ
ai safety 0.0 -0.9σ
ai governance 0.0 -0.7σ
animal welfare 0.0 -0.7σ
biosecurity 0.0 -0.8σ
nuclear great power 0.0 -0.6σ
climate 0.0 -0.7σ

Distinguishing dimensions z-score vs top-30 cohort

▲ style_question_asking +2.6σ
▲ cause_mental_health +0.1σ
▲ style_operational_howto +-0.1σ
▼ tone_earnestness -2.9σ
▼ quality_rigor -2.7σ

Style quantitative / empirical / philosophical / speculative / operational / contrarian

quantitative 2.0 -1.3σ
empirical 1.7 -1.3σ
philosophical 3.0 -0.5σ
speculative 3.0 -1.0σ
operational howto 4.4 -0.1σ
critical contrarian 3.3 -0.4σ
Show all 9 style dims
personal narrative 2.2 -0.3σ
synthesizing 3.0 -1.9σ
question asking 5.7 +2.6σ

Stance signature top 3 stance dims furthest from neutral (5)

inside ea 7.3 -0.6σ
ea org coded 6.4 -0.4σ
rationalist coded 4.4 -0.8σ
Show all 9 stance dims
optimism ea institutions 5.3 -0.8σ
longtermist framing 5.2 -0.4σ
suffering focused 5.1 -0.1σ
ai doom axis 5.0 -0.6σ
animal moral status 5.0 -0.7σ
welfarist vs rights 5.0 -0.7σ

Tone

combativeness 1.7 -0.2σ
calibration 5.2 -0.9σ
jargon 3.9 -1.4σ
humility 5.6 -0.5σ

Quality

rigor 3.3 -2.7σ
originality 3.8 -1.4σ
clarity 7.6 -1.6σ

Neighbors in dimension space

Nearest: Ozzie Gooen

Foil: Holden Karnofsky

Most characteristic post

What are your experiences with ADHD symptoms and medication?

baseScore: 16

Please write short answers that others can upvote by importance and agreevote if they match their own experiences.…

Highest-karma post in sample

Summaries are underrated

baseScore: 53