To my eyes, you and the post-writer don’t really disagree but prefer different levels of descriptive precision. So instead of saying ‘EA is X’, you would prefer saying ‘many people in EA are X’. After the precise sharpening, this seems to capture pretty much still the same idea and sentiment about where EA is going as highlighted in the post.
And to respond to the post by saying ‘this is not precise enough’ rather than ‘this is the wrong trend’ seems to miss the point here. Of course, using tables and simple before-afters is not a format for precise descriptions. However, the author still uses it, perhaps not out of carelessness but because this format is good for highlighting trends in an easily understandable way. To my eyes, the post is supposed to highlight overall trends rather than a precise description of the community. Semantic precision is always prudent, but the main gist of the idea highlighted in the post seems to remain after semantic sharpening.
So if the response here is essentially ‘yes people in EA are moving to the direction DMMF says it is, but just don’t say EA is’, I’d say the post still basically stands.
To my eyes, you and the post-writer don’t really disagree but prefer different levels of descriptive precision. So instead of saying ‘EA is X’, you would prefer saying ‘many people in EA are X’. After the precise sharpening, this seems to capture pretty much still the same idea and sentiment about where EA is going as highlighted in the post.
And to respond to the post by saying ‘this is not precise enough’ rather than ‘this is the wrong trend’ seems to miss the point here. Of course, using tables and simple before-afters is not a format for precise descriptions. However, the author still uses it, perhaps not out of carelessness but because this format is good for highlighting trends in an easily understandable way. To my eyes, the post is supposed to highlight overall trends rather than a precise description of the community. Semantic precision is always prudent, but the main gist of the idea highlighted in the post seems to remain after semantic sharpening.
So if the response here is essentially ‘yes people in EA are moving to the direction DMMF says it is, but just don’t say EA is’, I’d say the post still basically stands.
Largely yes. That’s why I said I’m disappointed with this framing (not just in this post but in other contexts where this is happening).