I think the most actionable thing people could have done would be requesting more feedback/criticism/red teaming from less aligned individuals (e.g. non-EAs, EAs focusing on other causes, skeptics of the specific cause), like the EA Criticism and Red Teaming Contest. Maybe the thing to do with the highest value of information per unit of effort is ask whether this contributed to the decision to hold the contest?
I think the most actionable thing people could have done would be requesting more feedback/criticism/red teaming from less aligned individuals (e.g. non-EAs, EAs focusing on other causes, skeptics of the specific cause), like the EA Criticism and Red Teaming Contest. Maybe the thing to do with the highest value of information per unit of effort is ask whether this contributed to the decision to hold the contest?
Your post was cited in the announcement: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/8hvmvrgcxJJ2pYR4X/announcing-a-contest-ea-criticism-and-red-teaming
Looks like the Red Team Challenge
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/DqBEwHqCdzMDeSBct/apply-for-red-team-challenge-may-7-june-4
was inspired by
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/obHA95otPtDNSD6MD/idea-red-teaming-fellowships
which has a hat tip to your shortform, not this post
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/myp9Y9qJnpEEWhJF9/linch-s-shortform?commentId=hedmemCCrb4jkviAd
The EA Criticism and Red Teaming Contest pre-announcement also cites your shortform comment
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Fx8pWSLKGwuqsfuRQ/pre-announcing-a-contest-for-critiques-and-red-teaming#fn6yusgtf8c3i