Keep in mind that Twitter users are a non-representative sample of the population… Please don’t accept kbog’s proposed deal with the devil in order to become popular in Twitter’s malign memetic ecosystem.
Absolutely, EAs shouldn’t be toxic, inaccurate, or uncharitable on Twitter or anywhere else. But I’ve seen a few examples of people effectively communicating about EA issues on Twitter, such as Julia Galef and Kelsey Piper, at a level of fidelity and niceness far above the average for that website. On the other hand they are briefer, more flippant, and spend more time responding to critics outside the community than they would on other platforms.
Keep in mind that Twitter users are a non-representative sample of the population… Please don’t accept kbog’s proposed deal with the devil in order to become popular in Twitter’s malign memetic ecosystem.
Absolutely, EAs shouldn’t be toxic, inaccurate, or uncharitable on Twitter or anywhere else. But I’ve seen a few examples of people effectively communicating about EA issues on Twitter, such as Julia Galef and Kelsey Piper, at a level of fidelity and niceness far above the average for that website. On the other hand they are briefer, more flippant, and spend more time responding to critics outside the community than they would on other platforms.