I think the distinction between everyday people and EAs may be a harmful one in the realm of politics. We’re assuming that EAs automatically have the authority to decide which information is “honest”, “unbiased”, or “high-quality”. Couldn’t someone in EA not only be biased in a specific direction, but also better than non-EAs at rationalising their biases? It may be best to have a think tank within EA to ensure that there is a specific subset of people actually willing to comb through political science research, find truly objective information, and distill it into something most people are willing to engage with.
I think the distinction between everyday people and EAs may be a harmful one in the realm of politics. We’re assuming that EAs automatically have the authority to decide which information is “honest”, “unbiased”, or “high-quality”. Couldn’t someone in EA not only be biased in a specific direction, but also better than non-EAs at rationalising their biases? It may be best to have a think tank within EA to ensure that there is a specific subset of people actually willing to comb through political science research, find truly objective information, and distill it into something most people are willing to engage with.