“Early users” of EA would be the beneficiaries, not the participants, right? This relates to the fundamental reason why charities can get away with being ineffective—the sentient beings receiving the benefit are not the ones deciding to contribute money and effort. You goal shouldn’t be to please EAs, it should be to help people. Usually, pleasing donors doesn’t align with helping people, although that’s probably less true in CEA’s case.
“Early users” of EA would be the beneficiaries, not the participants, right? This relates to the fundamental reason why charities can get away with being ineffective—the sentient beings receiving the benefit are not the ones deciding to contribute money and effort. You goal shouldn’t be to please EAs, it should be to help people. Usually, pleasing donors doesn’t align with helping people, although that’s probably less true in CEA’s case.