I upvoted this despite not personally agreeing with it because I think it’s a good demonstration of the reputational risks associated with this strategy.
Same. I’ll reiterate what I said above: EAs may be at risk of seriously underestimating the friction that exists between animal work within and outside of EA. My worry is that if even the mention of the idea is enough to get this sort of reaction, I suspect things could get even more heated if EAs, in large numbers, were to enthusiastically support an open alliance with an industry that has a mediocre reputation. Not to mention the ways this may plausibly undermine EA’s credibility with environmentalists.
Another point (although something else that I need to sit with more) is that I’m not sure EA has anything interesting to offer the beef industry. That is, they don’t need EA to accomplish their goals, and we don’t have any leverage whatsoever from their perspective.
I upvoted this despite not personally agreeing with it because I think it’s a good demonstration of the reputational risks associated with this strategy.
Same. I’ll reiterate what I said above: EAs may be at risk of seriously underestimating the friction that exists between animal work within and outside of EA. My worry is that if even the mention of the idea is enough to get this sort of reaction, I suspect things could get even more heated if EAs, in large numbers, were to enthusiastically support an open alliance with an industry that has a mediocre reputation. Not to mention the ways this may plausibly undermine EA’s credibility with environmentalists.
Another point (although something else that I need to sit with more) is that I’m not sure EA has anything interesting to offer the beef industry. That is, they don’t need EA to accomplish their goals, and we don’t have any leverage whatsoever from their perspective.