Also strong upvote. I think nearly 100% of the leftist critiques of EA I’ve seen are pretty crappy, but I also think it’s relatively fertile ground.
For example, I suspect (with low confidence) that there is a community blindspot when it comes to the impact of racial dynamics on the tractability of different interventions, particularly in animal rights and global health.[1] I expect that this is driven by a combination of wanting to avoid controversy, a focus on easily quantifiable issues, the fact that few members of the community have a sociology or anthropology background, and (rightly) recognising that every issue can’t just be boiled down to racism.
Also strong upvote. I think nearly 100% of the leftist critiques of EA I’ve seen are pretty crappy, but I also think it’s relatively fertile ground.
For example, I suspect (with low confidence) that there is a community blindspot when it comes to the impact of racial dynamics on the tractability of different interventions, particularly in animal rights and global health.[1] I expect that this is driven by a combination of wanting to avoid controversy, a focus on easily quantifiable issues, the fact that few members of the community have a sociology or anthropology background, and (rightly) recognising that every issue can’t just be boiled down to racism.
See, for eg, my comment here.