Summary: EA reading lists are typically narrow, homogenous, and biased, and EA has unusual social norms against reading more than a handful of specific books. Reading lists often heavily rely on EA Forum posts and shallow dives over peer-reviewed literature. EA thus remains intellectually insular, and the resulting overconfidence makes many attempts by external experts and newcomers to engage with the community exhausting and futile. This gives the false impression that orthodox positions are well-supported and/or difficult to critique.
Another option I like is to have the wiki include pages on “feminism”, “psychology” etc with summaries written in EA language of things people have found most valuable. I would read those.
Another option I like is to have the wiki include pages on “feminism”, “psychology” etc with summaries written in EA language of things people have found most valuable. I would read those.