I think I’m the one being called out with the reference to “a non-profit art magazine” being framed as EA-relevant, so I’ll respond here. I endorse the commenter’s thought that
If we had a notion of ‘in this space/forum/organization, we consider the most effective thing to do given that one cares primarily about art’ or ‘given that one is focused on ending Alzheimer’s, what is the most effective thing to do?‘, then people could spend more time seriously discussing those questions and less bickering over what counts as ‘EA.’
If I’m understanding the proposal correctly, it’s envisioning something like a reddit-style set of topic-specific subforums in which EA principles could be discussed as they relate to that topic. What I like about that solution is that it allows for the clarity of discussion boundaries that the commenter desires, but still includes discussions of cause-specific effectiveness within the broader umbrella of EA, which helps to facilitate cross-pollination of thinking across causes and from individual causes to the more global cause-neutral space.
I think I’m the one being called out with the reference to “a non-profit art magazine” being framed as EA-relevant, so I’ll respond here. I endorse the commenter’s thought that
If I’m understanding the proposal correctly, it’s envisioning something like a reddit-style set of topic-specific subforums in which EA principles could be discussed as they relate to that topic. What I like about that solution is that it allows for the clarity of discussion boundaries that the commenter desires, but still includes discussions of cause-specific effectiveness within the broader umbrella of EA, which helps to facilitate cross-pollination of thinking across causes and from individual causes to the more global cause-neutral space.