I guess I think it’s likely some middle ground? I don’t think he has a clear conceptual understanding of moral credit, but I do think he’s tuning in to ways in which EA claims may be exaggerating the impact people can have. I find it quite easy to believe that’s motivated by some desire to make EA look bad—but so what? If people who want to make EA look bad make for good researchers hunting for (potentially-substantive) issues, so much the better.
I guess I think it’s likely some middle ground? I don’t think he has a clear conceptual understanding of moral credit, but I do think he’s tuning in to ways in which EA claims may be exaggerating the impact people can have. I find it quite easy to believe that’s motivated by some desire to make EA look bad—but so what? If people who want to make EA look bad make for good researchers hunting for (potentially-substantive) issues, so much the better.