There is the other side as well: not only is this bad because one person expressed racist sentiment, but it is particularly bad because that person is considered a thought leader in EA and so this could make the EA community a considerably less welcoming environment for black people ( although I wouldn’t like to speak on their behalf)
Correct. It seems strange to me that there’s a lot of whitewashing happening here. Instead of viewing the situation through an objective lens, some are glossing over the fact that he didn’t truly apologize.
He began his letter with “But I fear that selected pieces of the most offensive stuff will be extracted, maliciously framed and interpreted, and used in smear campaigns,” expressing a wish that this email had remained buried, rather than taking responsibility and not blaming the messenger. This is not an admission of wrongdoing; instead, it shows contempt for anyone asking him to take responsibility for his actions as an adult.
There is the other side as well: not only is this bad because one person expressed racist sentiment, but it is particularly bad because that person is considered a thought leader in EA and so this could make the EA community a considerably less welcoming environment for black people ( although I wouldn’t like to speak on their behalf)
Correct. It seems strange to me that there’s a lot of whitewashing happening here. Instead of viewing the situation through an objective lens, some are glossing over the fact that he didn’t truly apologize.
He began his letter with “But I fear that selected pieces of the most offensive stuff will be extracted, maliciously framed and interpreted, and used in smear campaigns,” expressing a wish that this email had remained buried, rather than taking responsibility and not blaming the messenger. This is not an admission of wrongdoing; instead, it shows contempt for anyone asking him to take responsibility for his actions as an adult.