Thank you for this! A big issue I face as a community-builder is disabusing people of the notion that EA is a homogeneous, unified entity—to which phrases like, ‘EA should’ or ‘EA thinks’ contribute.
Relatedly, I think unnecessary confusion results from the multiple definitions of ‘effective altruism’ as an a) intellectual project, b) social movement, c) community. For example, I think the idea that EA is not utilitarianism rings more true for EA as a community than EA as an intellectual project. Increasingly, I have found myself wishing that there were some distinct term for the community… C.f. ‘climate change’ vs ‘climate change advocates’
Thank you for this! A big issue I face as a community-builder is disabusing people of the notion that EA is a homogeneous, unified entity—to which phrases like, ‘EA should’ or ‘EA thinks’ contribute.
Relatedly, I think unnecessary confusion results from the multiple definitions of ‘effective altruism’ as an a) intellectual project, b) social movement, c) community. For example, I think the idea that EA is not utilitarianism rings more true for EA as a community than EA as an intellectual project. Increasingly, I have found myself wishing that there were some distinct term for the community… C.f. ‘climate change’ vs ‘climate change advocates’