Sorry if the remainder of the comment didn’t communicate this clearly enough:
I think the “bait and switch” of EA (sell the “EA is a question” but seem to deliver “EA is these specific conclusions”) is self-limiting for our total impact. This is self-limiting because:
It limits the size of our community (put off people who see it as a bait and switch)
It limits the quality of the community (groupthink, echo chambers, overfishing small ponds etc)
We lose allies
We create enemies
Impact is a product of: size (community + allies) * quality (community + allies) - actions of enemies actively working against us.
If we decrease size and quality of community and allies while increasing the size and veracity of people working against us then we limit our impact.
Sorry if the remainder of the comment didn’t communicate this clearly enough:
I think the “bait and switch” of EA (sell the “EA is a question” but seem to deliver “EA is these specific conclusions”) is self-limiting for our total impact. This is self-limiting because:
It limits the size of our community (put off people who see it as a bait and switch)
It limits the quality of the community (groupthink, echo chambers, overfishing small ponds etc)
We lose allies
We create enemies
Impact is a product of: size (community + allies) * quality (community + allies) - actions of enemies actively working against us.
If we decrease size and quality of community and allies while increasing the size and veracity of people working against us then we limit our impact.
Does that help clarify?