I think what makes this post a bit arm-chair-ish is the type of premise that reads like “the movement as a whole should do xyz”. It’s fine, but it’s much nicer to read about “you as an individual actor should do abc (possibly to marginally influence the movement in direction xyz)” because that’s actually action-guiding? Part of the reason I like EA is the direct application of theory… by critically thinking individuals that can learn over time and do good regardless of a “movement”.
I think what makes this post a bit arm-chair-ish is the type of premise that reads like “the movement as a whole should do xyz”.
It’s fine, but it’s much nicer to read about “you as an individual actor should do abc (possibly to marginally influence the movement in direction xyz)” because that’s actually action-guiding? Part of the reason I like EA is the direct application of theory… by critically thinking individuals that can learn over time and do good regardless of a “movement”.