I’d be happy if this was made an official policy going forwards.
However, I don’t see how this post differs meaningfully from Haydn’s post. Both posts present evidence for various political beliefs without endorsing a candidate. It’s hard to argue that either makes even an implicit endorsement, given that the election has finished.
I worry about a norm against debating politics which in practice means “liberal political positions are not up for debate”. The EA movement sometimes feels this way, and it definitely decreases my enthusiasm for engaging with EA. It’s also epistemically dangerous.
We should not explicitly debate politics or endorse one side or another in an official-ish EA venue like this.
I’d be happy if this was made an official policy going forwards.
However, I don’t see how this post differs meaningfully from Haydn’s post. Both posts present evidence for various political beliefs without endorsing a candidate. It’s hard to argue that either makes even an implicit endorsement, given that the election has finished.
I worry about a norm against debating politics which in practice means “liberal political positions are not up for debate”. The EA movement sometimes feels this way, and it definitely decreases my enthusiasm for engaging with EA. It’s also epistemically dangerous.
I wouldn’t take a contributor post by a single contributor (either Haydn or Henry) as an endorsement of politics.