Thank you for the words of support! So nice to hear from someone who doesn’t empathize, aha. I’m delighted.
I hope to shed light… So that environmentalists see their own position clearly, with all the giant gaps that have been glossed over. I hope to demonstrate rigor to folks who think environmental positions are all just confused & wishful thinking. I hope people who care about nature feel seen, and want to get involved in building environmentalism with EA principles. I want EAs to see it’s okay to care about nature and things that are meaningful to them, even if they aren’t the most effective or the most universal.
And most of all, for my own sake, I want to interrogate myself and reflect the real world!
(I posted my next follow-up, and would be happy if you read it.)
This post inspired a long back and forth with my nature fan friend. We definitely understand each other better now. She was quite angry with this first post but enjoyed your second one (as did I!). It might just convince her to make an EA Forum account 👀👀
Excited to read this series!
Anecdotally, I’ve had a few conversations with folks that had been put off EA because of its lack of concern for Nature/​Biodiversity.
I personally don’t feel strongly about it so I struggled to empathize. I’m looking forward to learning more
Thank you for the words of support! So nice to hear from someone who doesn’t empathize, aha. I’m delighted.
I hope to shed light… So that environmentalists see their own position clearly, with all the giant gaps that have been glossed over. I hope to demonstrate rigor to folks who think environmental positions are all just confused & wishful thinking. I hope people who care about nature feel seen, and want to get involved in building environmentalism with EA principles. I want EAs to see it’s okay to care about nature and things that are meaningful to them, even if they aren’t the most effective or the most universal.
And most of all, for my own sake, I want to interrogate myself and reflect the real world!
(I posted my next follow-up, and would be happy if you read it.)
Wonderfully put!
This post inspired a long back and forth with my nature fan friend. We definitely understand each other better now. She was quite angry with this first post but enjoyed your second one (as did I!). It might just convince her to make an EA Forum account 👀👀
That’s wonderful to hear, wow. I’m surprised it provoked such a negative reaction but pleased that she enjoyed the second one!