I feel like an equally informative version of this is âpeople are more critical about the bad behavior of those they disagree with politically â, and then it sounds relevant yes, but far less sinister and discrediting.
I think thatâs a somewhat different point. Itâs often true that people are more critical about bad behavior by their political opponentsâ.
But most of the news stories I read in mainstream media that are critical of EA go far beyond demonizing EA individuals. I sense that these editors & journalists are feeling a panicky, uneasy, defensive reaction to the EA movementâs epistemics and ethics, not just to EA individuals. It reminds me of the defensive, angry reactions that meat-eaters often show when they encounter compelling vegan arguments about animal welfare.
Admittedly this is a rather vague take, but I think we do under-estimate how much the EA perspective threatens many traditional world-views.
I feel like an equally informative version of this is âpeople are more critical about the bad behavior of those they disagree with politically â, and then it sounds relevant yes, but far less sinister and discrediting.
I think thatâs a somewhat different point. Itâs often true that people are more critical about bad behavior by their political opponentsâ.
But most of the news stories I read in mainstream media that are critical of EA go far beyond demonizing EA individuals. I sense that these editors & journalists are feeling a panicky, uneasy, defensive reaction to the EA movementâs epistemics and ethics, not just to EA individuals. It reminds me of the defensive, angry reactions that meat-eaters often show when they encounter compelling vegan arguments about animal welfare.
Admittedly this is a rather vague take, but I think we do under-estimate how much the EA perspective threatens many traditional world-views.