Thank you so much for writing this. I deeply identify with most of what you wrote.
Since the war, as you wrote, simplistic views of tribalism and side-picking have taken over almost universally. Having an EA-like universalist perspective, one is often surrounded both in real life and on the internet by people whose lack of empathy for some of the human beings involved is now extremely apparent. This has been very difficult emotionally and will keep being so for the next few months at least. It thus makes me very glad to see views such as yours coming from people in my communities.
Thank you so much for writing this. I deeply identify with most of what you wrote.
Since the war, as you wrote, simplistic views of tribalism and side-picking have taken over almost universally. Having an EA-like universalist perspective, one is often surrounded both in real life and on the internet by people whose lack of empathy for some of the human beings involved is now extremely apparent. This has been very difficult emotionally and will keep being so for the next few months at least. It thus makes me very glad to see views such as yours coming from people in my communities.