I’d prefer that the discussion focus on more concrete, less PR-ish things than questions of who is “fit to be the public face of the effective altruism movement”. The latter feels close to saying that Will isn’t allowed to voice his personal opinions in public if EAs think he fucked up.
I’d like to see EA do less PR-based distancing itself from people who have good ideas, and also less signal-boosting of people for reasons orthogonal to their idea quality (and ability to crisply, accurately, and honestly express those ideas). Think less “activist movement”, more “field of academic discourse”.
I’d prefer that the discussion focus on more concrete, less PR-ish things than questions of who is “fit to be the public face of the effective altruism movement”. The latter feels close to saying that Will isn’t allowed to voice his personal opinions in public if EAs think he fucked up.
I’d like to see EA do less PR-based distancing itself from people who have good ideas, and also less signal-boosting of people for reasons orthogonal to their idea quality (and ability to crisply, accurately, and honestly express those ideas). Think less “activist movement”, more “field of academic discourse”.