There are some who would argue that you can’t tackle such a structural issue without looking at yourselves too, and understanding your own perspectives, biases and privileges.
How important is this issue? I don’t know
How much of a problem is this for EA? I don’t know
I didn’t want to try to answer those questions in this piece (it’s long enough as it is!)
But I worried that tackling the topic of racism without even mentioning the risk that this might be a problem risked seeming over-confident.
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So, I didn’t really see your point with this:
There are some who would argue that you can’t tackle such a structural issue without looking at yourselves too, and understanding your own perspectives, biases and privileges.
How important is this issue? I don’t know
How much of a problem is this for EA? I don’t know
I didn’t want to try to answer those questions in this piece (it’s long enough as it is!)
But I worried that tackling the topic of racism without even mentioning the risk that this might be a problem risked seeming over-confident.