Like most commenters, I broadly agree with the empirical info here. It’s sort of obvious, but telling others things like “don’t go out of your way to use less plastic” or even just creating unnecessary waste in a social situation can be inconsiderate towards people’s sensibilities. Of course, this post advocates no such thing but I want to be sure nobody goes away thinking these things are necessarily OK.
(I was recently reminded of a CEA research article about how considerateness is even more important than most people think, and EAs should be especially careful because their behavior reflects on the whole community.)
Like most commenters, I broadly agree with the empirical info here. It’s sort of obvious, but telling others things like “don’t go out of your way to use less plastic” or even just creating unnecessary waste in a social situation can be inconsiderate towards people’s sensibilities. Of course, this post advocates no such thing but I want to be sure nobody goes away thinking these things are necessarily OK.
(I was recently reminded of a CEA research article about how considerateness is even more important than most people think, and EAs should be especially careful because their behavior reflects on the whole community.)