If what you and Jan say is true (not saying I doubt you, it doesn’t mesh with my experiences being an open EA but then I don’t live in the policy-world) then this does need to be higher up the EA priority list.
I’d strongly, strongly advise against ‘hiding’ beliefs here. If there is already a hostile set of opponents actively looking to discredit EA and EA-links then we need to be a lot more pro-active in countering incorrect framings of EA and being more assertive to opponents who think EA is worth discrediting.
If what you and Jan say is true (not saying I doubt you, it doesn’t mesh with my experiences being an open EA but then I don’t live in the policy-world) then this does need to be higher up the EA priority list.
I’d strongly, strongly advise against ‘hiding’ beliefs here. If there is already a hostile set of opponents actively looking to discredit EA and EA-links then we need to be a lot more pro-active in countering incorrect framings of EA and being more assertive to opponents who think EA is worth discrediting.