Regarding concerns about the name “effective altruist”: I think it’s good that the term “EA” is coming into coming use, at least in this community. Someday it may be so ingrained that thinking about the etymology will require conscious effort. As Steven Pinker points out, this is a common process in language. “Breakfast” means to “break fast”, but most people don’t think about this consciously.
Regarding concerns about the name “effective altruist”: I think it’s good that the term “EA” is coming into coming use, at least in this community. Someday it may be so ingrained that thinking about the etymology will require conscious effort. As Steven Pinker points out, this is a common process in language. “Breakfast” means to “break fast”, but most people don’t think about this consciously.