I’m actually pretty happy for this warning to spread; it’s not a big problem now(?), but will be if growth continues. Vigilance is the way to make the critique untrue.
OTOH you don’t necessarily want to foreground it as the first theme of EA, or even the main thing to worry about.
My specific worry is about people coming to the conclusion that it is “a problem with EA,” or “a problem with consequentialism,” instead of “a problem with organizations,” and thereby making people who hadn’t heard of EA becoming more negatively (instead of more positively) inclined towards it.
While I like the story, I wouldn’t recommend it for the contest, for spoilery reasons. Putting them into ROT13:
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Vafbsne nf gur fgbel unf n zbeny, vg vf gung crbcyr jub qrfver cbjre jvyy frrx gb gnxr pbageby bire nal naq nyy fbheprf bs vg, ertneqyrff bs jung gur cbjre vf ynoryrq nf orvat sbe. Guvf vf n avpr yrffba, ohg V fhfcrpg gung vg vf tbvat gb or ernq nf ‘RN [va cnegvphyne] vf ihyarenoyr gb uvwnpxvat ol znyribyrag sbeprf orpnhfr vg vf pbafrdhragvnyvfg, RN naq pbafrdhragvnyvfz ner gurersber obgu onq’ juvpu vf abg ernyyl n zrffntr jr jnag gb fcernq.
I’m actually pretty happy for this warning to spread; it’s not a big problem now(?), but will be if growth continues. Vigilance is the way to make the critique untrue.
OTOH you don’t necessarily want to foreground it as the first theme of EA, or even the main thing to worry about.
My specific worry is about people coming to the conclusion that it is “a problem with EA,” or “a problem with consequentialism,” instead of “a problem with organizations,” and thereby making people who hadn’t heard of EA becoming more negatively (instead of more positively) inclined towards it.