Perhaps some of these criticisms might be even more useful if they were framed as opportunities. For example:
“EA is neglecting trying to influence non-EA organizations” → “EAs could try to influence non-EA organizations more”
“Alternative models for distributing funding are [...] under-explored in EA” - > “we should explore alternative models”
I’m not sure if this matters much but I think it puts the focus on what can be done (e.g., what projects EA entrepreneurs could start), rather than on people feeling bad about what they already did and then defending it.
Yeah, I agree with this entirely. I think that probably most good critiques should result in a change, so just talking about doing that change seems promising.
Perhaps some of these criticisms might be even more useful if they were framed as opportunities. For example:
“EA is neglecting trying to influence non-EA organizations” → “EAs could try to influence non-EA organizations more”
“Alternative models for distributing funding are [...] under-explored in EA” - > “we should explore alternative models”
I’m not sure if this matters much but I think it puts the focus on what can be done (e.g., what projects EA entrepreneurs could start), rather than on people feeling bad about what they already did and then defending it.
Yeah, I agree with this entirely. I think that probably most good critiques should result in a change, so just talking about doing that change seems promising.