There is a lot in this article that I disagree with. However, I think the following quote is very true[1] and we should take the issue seriously, particularly professional community builders like myself.
At their best, EAs are well-meaning people who aspire to rigorous analysis. But EA doesn’t always bring out their best.
Although I think it’s probably true of just about every movement. The real question is whether EA is relatively bad at bringing out the best in well-meaning people. I don’t think this is the case currently, but we shouldn’t rest on our laurels.
I really like the framing in Does EA bring out the best in me? (and symmetrically, “When I’m interacting with the effective altruism community, do I help bring out the best in others?”)
But as written in this article, it doesn’t seem to mean anything more than “I don’t like EA”. For anything to always bring out its best, it would need to be unrealistically consistent (as you mention in the footnote)
There is a lot in this article that I disagree with. However, I think the following quote is very true[1] and we should take the issue seriously, particularly professional community builders like myself.
Although I think it’s probably true of just about every movement. The real question is whether EA is relatively bad at bringing out the best in well-meaning people. I don’t think this is the case currently, but we shouldn’t rest on our laurels.
I really like the framing in Does EA bring out the best in me? (and symmetrically, “When I’m interacting with the effective altruism community, do I help bring out the best in others?”)
But as written in this article, it doesn’t seem to mean anything more than “I don’t like EA”. For anything to always bring out its best, it would need to be unrealistically consistent (as you mention in the footnote)