(Part 2 of 3, threaded because I want to discuss different things you bring up in different places.)
”Also, the goal for a piece like this isn’t just to convince people to go vegan. It’s also to make vegans reflect about their own engagement on the issue.”
I believe that the EA writing contest was established to fund the creation of art that would persuade people who are not currently EA of EA causes and make them think more highly of EA. Insofar as I am wrong, I am wrong; insofar as I am not wrong, art-for-rallying-the-base is not actually bad, but is off-topic for the contest.
(Part 2 of 3, threaded because I want to discuss different things you bring up in different places.)
”Also, the goal for a piece like this isn’t just to convince people to go vegan. It’s also to make vegans reflect about their own engagement on the issue.”
I believe that the EA writing contest was established to fund the creation of art that would persuade people who are not currently EA of EA causes and make them think more highly of EA. Insofar as I am wrong, I am wrong; insofar as I am not wrong, art-for-rallying-the-base is not actually bad, but is off-topic for the contest.