So are people who never attacked EA before suddenly doing so? That isn’t what I’ve seen. I’ve seen lots of bad-faith takes about how this is proof of what they always thought, and news reporting which is about as accurate as you’d expect—that is, barely correct on the knowable facts, and misleading or confused about anything more complicated than that.
EA is a brand, and people on the outside don’t have much information about it, so a negative association matters on the margin for recruiting. The main post makes a fair point about not going overboard with self blame, but it seems good for EA folks to be publicly concerned about how they could have acted better, or to publicly discuss the lessons they’re taking. At the very least, I don’t think it’s worth much effort to stop people from doing so.
So are people who never attacked EA before suddenly doing so? That isn’t what I’ve seen. I’ve seen lots of bad-faith takes about how this is proof of what they always thought, and news reporting which is about as accurate as you’d expect—that is, barely correct on the knowable facts, and misleading or confused about anything more complicated than that.
EA is a brand, and people on the outside don’t have much information about it, so a negative association matters on the margin for recruiting. The main post makes a fair point about not going overboard with self blame, but it seems good for EA folks to be publicly concerned about how they could have acted better, or to publicly discuss the lessons they’re taking. At the very least, I don’t think it’s worth much effort to stop people from doing so.