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.
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.