I think there’s some speaking past each other due to differing word choices. Holly is prominent, evidenced by the fact that we are currently discussing her. She has been part of the EA community for a long time and appears to be trying to do the most good according to her own principles. So it’s reasonable to call her a member of the EA community. And therefore “prominent member” is accurate in some sense.
However, “prominent member” can also imply that she represents the movement, is endorsed by it, or that her actions should influence what EA as a whole is perceived to believe. I believe this is the sense that Marcus and Matthew are using it, and I disagree that she fits this definition. She does not speak for me in any way. While I believe she has good intentions, I’m uncertain about the impact of her work and strongly disagree with many of her online statements and the discourse norms she has chosen to adopt, and think these go against EA norms (and would guess they are also negative for her stated goals, but am less sure on this one).
I think there’s some speaking past each other due to differing word choices. Holly is prominent, evidenced by the fact that we are currently discussing her. She has been part of the EA community for a long time and appears to be trying to do the most good according to her own principles. So it’s reasonable to call her a member of the EA community. And therefore “prominent member” is accurate in some sense.
However, “prominent member” can also imply that she represents the movement, is endorsed by it, or that her actions should influence what EA as a whole is perceived to believe. I believe this is the sense that Marcus and Matthew are using it, and I disagree that she fits this definition. She does not speak for me in any way. While I believe she has good intentions, I’m uncertain about the impact of her work and strongly disagree with many of her online statements and the discourse norms she has chosen to adopt, and think these go against EA norms (and would guess they are also negative for her stated goals, but am less sure on this one).