Probably worth distinguishing the claim that someone “is an EA” and “is an altruist who is effective”. I think of the acronym EA as referring to our community in particular, not just the practice of evidence-based philanthropy broadly. Someone can be an effective altruist in the ordinary sense of those words, without being an Effective Altruist in the member-of-the-community sense.
Probably worth distinguishing the claim that someone “is an EA” and “is an altruist who is effective”. I think of the acronym EA as referring to our community in particular, not just the practice of evidence-based philanthropy broadly. Someone can be an effective altruist in the ordinary sense of those words, without being an Effective Altruist in the member-of-the-community sense.
So capitalization matters. I can get behind that 😊