Perhaps partly because of this, at the Leaders Forum 2019, around half of the participants (including key figures in EA) said that they don’t self-identify as “effective altruists”, despite self-identifying, e.g., as feminists, utilitarians, or atheists.
For further clarification, see also the comment I just left here.
Ah whoops, thanks for the clarification. I’m glad that delineation was made during the session!
Hmm so maybe some weaker point: perhaps banners like ‘atheism’ and ‘feminism’ have the property ‘blend me with your identity or consequences’, whereas EA doesn’t as much, and maybe that’s better. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway, thanks for the post Jonas, I agree with many points and have had similar experiences.
I specifically wrote:
For further clarification, see also the comment I just left here.
Ah whoops, thanks for the clarification. I’m glad that delineation was made during the session!
Hmm so maybe some weaker point: perhaps banners like ‘atheism’ and ‘feminism’ have the property ‘blend me with your identity or consequences’, whereas EA doesn’t as much, and maybe that’s better. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway, thanks for the post Jonas, I agree with many points and have had similar experiences.