I agree—my position is roughly: if you want to spend time on art and also be an EA, that’s totally fine, but probably don’t classify the time you spend on art among your ‘EA activities’. In the same way you can be an artist at a math conference, you can be an artist at an EA conference. There’s some overlap, but most art isn’t topical at a math conference, and the same is true at an EA conference.
I agree—my position is roughly: if you want to spend time on art and also be an EA, that’s totally fine, but probably don’t classify the time you spend on art among your ‘EA activities’. In the same way you can be an artist at a math conference, you can be an artist at an EA conference. There’s some overlap, but most art isn’t topical at a math conference, and the same is true at an EA conference.