I understand your concern, thanks for flagging this!
To add a perspective: As a former EA movement builder who thought about this a bunch, the reputation risks of accepting donations from a platform by an organization that also organizes events that some people found too “edgy” seem very low to me. I’d encourage EA community organizers to apply, if the money would help them do more good, and if they’re concerned about risks, ask CEA or other senior EA community organizers for advice.
Generally, I feel many EAs (me included) lean towards being too risk-averse and hesitant to take action than too risk-seeking (see omission bias). I’m also a bit worried about increasing pressure on community organizers not to take risks and worry about reputation more than they need to. This is just a general impression, I might be wrong, and I still think there are many organizers who might be not sufficiently aware of the risks, so thanks for pointing this out!
I understand your concern, thanks for flagging this!
To add a perspective: As a former EA movement builder who thought about this a bunch, the reputation risks of accepting donations from a platform by an organization that also organizes events that some people found too “edgy” seem very low to me. I’d encourage EA community organizers to apply, if the money would help them do more good, and if they’re concerned about risks, ask CEA or other senior EA community organizers for advice.
Generally, I feel many EAs (me included) lean towards being too risk-averse and hesitant to take action than too risk-seeking (see omission bias). I’m also a bit worried about increasing pressure on community organizers not to take risks and worry about reputation more than they need to. This is just a general impression, I might be wrong, and I still think there are many organizers who might be not sufficiently aware of the risks, so thanks for pointing this out!