Not sure if this distinction is made in the original post, but I’d say that the convergence in this case is not surprising since there is a fairly obvious explanation for it, but it is all the more suspicious since the alternative explanation for doing “entertainment for EAs” is the immediate fun and recognition one gets from it (rather than that one merely has an emotional connection to the cause).
Overall, I guess it’s good to have an “entertainment for EAs detector” that is not very sensitive, so that it only goes off when big amounts of resources are at stake. E.g. not when it’s about writing a fun post or buying pizza for attendees but when it’s about… buying an abbey.
Not sure if this distinction is made in the original post, but I’d say that the convergence in this case is not surprising since there is a fairly obvious explanation for it, but it is all the more suspicious since the alternative explanation for doing “entertainment for EAs” is the immediate fun and recognition one gets from it (rather than that one merely has an emotional connection to the cause).
Overall, I guess it’s good to have an “entertainment for EAs detector” that is not very sensitive, so that it only goes off when big amounts of resources are at stake. E.g. not when it’s about writing a fun post or buying pizza for attendees but when it’s about… buying an abbey.