I think that’s a somewhat different point. It’s often true that people are more critical about bad behavior by their political opponents’.
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 movement’s 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 think that’s a somewhat different point. It’s often true that people are more critical about bad behavior by their political opponents’.
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 movement’s 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.