The lesson would seem to be something like: if you can, try to do things outside the political sphere; it is too unstable (??).
FWIW, my first thought was: “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” / “don’t rely on a single supplier of crucial resources.” In fact, I almost immediately thought “this seems somewhat similar to EA relying a lot on a single source of funding, i.e., Open Phil.”
[Not saying that I am in fact worried about this upon reflection, or that the analogy is useful. Just reporting my immediate reaction.]
FWIW, my first thought was: “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” / “don’t rely on a single supplier of crucial resources.” In fact, I almost immediately thought “this seems somewhat similar to EA relying a lot on a single source of funding, i.e., Open Phil.”
[Not saying that I am in fact worried about this upon reflection, or that the analogy is useful. Just reporting my immediate reaction.]