What was apparently a good intentioned move seems to be getting sidetracked by the majority of anonymous (and non anonymous) comments. Quite unfortunate.
Can’t we all just kiss and make up? We are supposed to be altruists, right? RIGHT???
On a more serious note, I don’t personally know and have never worked personally with Kat or Emerson but I’ve been a member of one of the Nonlinear/Superlinear discords for some weeks now and have interacted with Drew and a few others and that place feels more or less like a family where everyone’s opinion is valued and respected.
They are very open, helpful and supportive people and one of the most welcoming of all the EA communities I’ve been in so far (I’m quite new to EA, about three months old in the community). I’ve never felt any negative vibes interacting with them and I am of the strong opinion that the work being done there is highly impactful and relevant to EA.
All the same I believe “there is no smoke without fire” as they say and I believe some kind of official investigation should be made into these allegations (if possible). But I don’t think this thread is the best place to discuss this issue as it distracts from the import of the original post (which would be beneficial to a lot of people in the community given the current situation of things).
The anonymous accuser should have created a different post and linked to it in a brief comment here for a more robust discussion of that issue without distracting from the original purpose of this thread.
And on the issue of forum voting, I think posters and commenters should NOT be able to vote on their own posts and comments. I believe the effects of being able to vote on one’s own post/comment are net negative.
What was apparently a good intentioned move seems to be getting sidetracked by the majority of anonymous (and non anonymous) comments. Quite unfortunate.
Can’t we all just kiss and make up? We are supposed to be altruists, right? RIGHT???
On a more serious note, I don’t personally know and have never worked personally with Kat or Emerson but I’ve been a member of one of the Nonlinear/Superlinear discords for some weeks now and have interacted with Drew and a few others and that place feels more or less like a family where everyone’s opinion is valued and respected.
They are very open, helpful and supportive people and one of the most welcoming of all the EA communities I’ve been in so far (I’m quite new to EA, about three months old in the community). I’ve never felt any negative vibes interacting with them and I am of the strong opinion that the work being done there is highly impactful and relevant to EA.
All the same I believe “there is no smoke without fire” as they say and I believe some kind of official investigation should be made into these allegations (if possible). But I don’t think this thread is the best place to discuss this issue as it distracts from the import of the original post (which would be beneficial to a lot of people in the community given the current situation of things).
The anonymous accuser should have created a different post and linked to it in a brief comment here for a more robust discussion of that issue without distracting from the original purpose of this thread.
And on the issue of forum voting, I think posters and commenters should NOT be able to vote on their own posts and comments. I believe the effects of being able to vote on one’s own post/comment are net negative.