That said, I just want to point out that (at least as far as I understand it), there is a significant collection of people within and around EA who think that Leverage is a uniquely awful organization which suffered a multilevel failure extremely reminiscent of your run-of-the mill cult (not just for those who left it, but also for many people who are still in it), which soft-core threatens members to avoid negative publicity, exerts psychological control on members in ways that seem scary and evil. This is context that I think some people reading the sterilized publicity around Leverage will lack.
I can’t comment on whether rumors like this still persist in the EA community, but to the degree that they do, I think there is now a substantial amount of available information that allows for a more nuanced picture of the organization and the people involved.
Two of the best, in my view, are Cathleen’s post and our Inquiry Report. Both posts are quite lengthy, but as you seem passionate about this topic, they may nevertheless be worth reading.
I think it’s fair to say that the majority of people involved in Leverage would strongly disagree with your characterization of the organization. As someone who works at Leverage and was friends with many of the people involved previously, I can say that your characterization strongly mismatches my experience.
I can’t comment on whether rumors like this still persist in the EA community, but to the degree that they do, I think there is now a substantial amount of available information that allows for a more nuanced picture of the organization and the people involved.
Two of the best, in my view, are Cathleen’s post and our Inquiry Report. Both posts are quite lengthy, but as you seem passionate about this topic, they may nevertheless be worth reading.
I think it’s fair to say that the majority of people involved in Leverage would strongly disagree with your characterization of the organization. As someone who works at Leverage and was friends with many of the people involved previously, I can say that your characterization strongly mismatches my experience.