I’ve spoken with a couple EAs in person who have mentioned that making the claim that “EA Funds are likely to be at least as good as OPP’s last dollar” is harmful… would be likely to make certain sorts of people feel bad for not donating to EA Funds instead of whatever else they might donate to counterfactually
I’m not sure I follow the concern here.
Are you arguing that a) the “OPP’s last dollar” content is not attempting to provide an argument or that b) it’s wrong to give an argument if the argument causes guilt as a side effect or are you arguing for something else?
I’d be willing to defend that it’s acceptable to make arguments for a position even if those arguments have the unintended consquence of causing guilt.
I’m not sure I follow the concern here.
Are you arguing that a) the “OPP’s last dollar” content is not attempting to provide an argument or that b) it’s wrong to give an argument if the argument causes guilt as a side effect or are you arguing for something else?
I’d be willing to defend that it’s acceptable to make arguments for a position even if those arguments have the unintended consquence of causing guilt.