Thanks for sharing the last link, which I think provides useful context (that Open Philanthropy’s funder has a history of donating to partisan political campaigns).
Why is this context useful? It feels like this the relevance of this post should not be particularly tied to Dustin and Cari’s donation choices.
the upshot of this post is effectively an argument that supporting Biden’s campaign should be thought of as an EA cause area
Is “X should be thought of as an EA cause area” distinct from “X would be good”? More generally, I’d like the forum to be a place where we can share important ideas without needing to include calls to action.
On the other hand, I also endorse holding political posts to a more stringent standard, so that we don’t all get sucked in.
Why is this context useful? It feels like this the relevance of this post should not be particularly tied to Dustin and Cari’s donation choices.
Is “X should be thought of as an EA cause area” distinct from “X would be good”? More generally, I’d like the forum to be a place where we can share important ideas without needing to include calls to action.
On the other hand, I also endorse holding political posts to a more stringent standard, so that we don’t all get sucked in.