Finally, I really hope you do choose to stay at least somewhat involved in ~EA things, as you say having the added intellectual diversity is valuable I think. You are probably the sometimes-critic of EA conventions/​dogmas whose views I am most moved by.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to read the essay and write up those separate thoughts in response!! I’ll get to the other comments over the next week or so, but for now: thank you for adding that last comment. Though I really (!) am grateful for all the critical and thought-provoking feedback from yourself and others in this comment thread, I can’t deny that reading the appreciative and encouraging lines in that last response is also welcome (and will probably be one of the factors helping me to keep exercising a critical mind even if it feels exhausting/​confusing at times) :D
Good to hear! Yes I imagine having 50+ comments, many of them questioning/​pushing-back, could be a bit overwhelming, from my perspective and I am guessing for others as well it is fine and reasonable if you choose not to engage now/​ever. Putting this essay out into the world has already been a useful contribution to the discourse I think :)
Finally, I really hope you do choose to stay at least somewhat involved in ~EA things, as you say having the added intellectual diversity is valuable I think. You are probably the sometimes-critic of EA conventions/​dogmas whose views I am most moved by.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to read the essay and write up those separate thoughts in response!! I’ll get to the other comments over the next week or so, but for now: thank you for adding that last comment. Though I really (!) am grateful for all the critical and thought-provoking feedback from yourself and others in this comment thread, I can’t deny that reading the appreciative and encouraging lines in that last response is also welcome (and will probably be one of the factors helping me to keep exercising a critical mind even if it feels exhausting/​confusing at times) :D
Good to hear! Yes I imagine having 50+ comments, many of them questioning/​pushing-back, could be a bit overwhelming, from my perspective and I am guessing for others as well it is fine and reasonable if you choose not to engage now/​ever. Putting this essay out into the world has already been a useful contribution to the discourse I think :)