It seems to me that (gradually but most obviously) since FTX there was this switch to thinking that its somehow healthy or appropriate to launch a kind of autophagic self-immolation process whereby bits of the community launch toxic witchhunts against other bits. It’s not healthy. It’s not constructive. It’s not effective, and to add insult to injury—it’s not necessary.
But like. It seems that the tide is turning toward “oh, flooding the EA forum with anonymous sniping from the sidelines is the Cool And Correct Thing To Do Now” and that seems like two or three distinct kinds of bad.
Yes, this tends to bug me a lot. I think Ben is being different here, because
Not anonymous
More transparency about what the on the ground facts actually are as best he can tell before coming up with interpretations or judgments (than the usual “sniping from the sidelines” post)
This in particular I liked:
It seems to me that (gradually but most obviously) since FTX there was this switch to thinking that its somehow healthy or appropriate to launch a kind of autophagic self-immolation process whereby bits of the community launch toxic witchhunts against other bits. It’s not healthy. It’s not constructive. It’s not effective, and to add insult to injury—it’s not necessary.
Duncan
Yes, this tends to bug me a lot. I think Ben is being different here, because
Not anonymous
More transparency about what the on the ground facts actually are as best he can tell before coming up with interpretations or judgments (than the usual “sniping from the sidelines” post)