I would also be interested in hearing more thoughts/analysis on this. I can see two potential downsides:
EA loses (more) political neutrality and loses/fails to attract valuable members of the community
EA attracts more public scrutiny/becomes more controversial, resulting in negative publicity and worse public perception—EG the reason EA mostly doesn’t seek publicity in mainstream journalism.
A quick search doesn’t bring up much on the forum about risks/benefits of EA becoming more political/fielding political candidates. I am considering posting a “Should EA field political candidates?” question to generate some discussion.
Does anyone know if such a thing already exists? Or see any downsides to posting it?
I would also be interested in hearing more thoughts/analysis on this. I can see two potential downsides:
EA loses (more) political neutrality and loses/fails to attract valuable members of the community
EA attracts more public scrutiny/becomes more controversial, resulting in negative publicity and worse public perception—EG the reason EA mostly doesn’t seek publicity in mainstream journalism.
A quick search doesn’t bring up much on the forum about risks/benefits of EA becoming more political/fielding political candidates. I am considering posting a “Should EA field political candidates?” question to generate some discussion.
Does anyone know if such a thing already exists? Or see any downsides to posting it?