I think most would agree with your vote recommendation here, as would I, but I very much fear the Tyler Cowen idea that EA just becomes another wing of the democratic party. It’s definitely far from clear that Kamala is the better choice for President and EA already skews incredibly liberal anyway. I would like EA to be as apolitical as possible, focused only on key priorities and aiming as much as possible to have the policy we support be as bipartisan as possible.
Furthermore, it’s important to be as grounded in fact as possible when it comes to discussing EA topics and not come at issues with our biases. I can’t get behind the paywall on the AI article but it seems like a hyperbolic opinion piece. Trump is certainly not speaking of banning vaccinations that I can find. The articles that suggest it are referring to RFK being potentially part of the administration which is obviously not the same thing. Point (e) is hard to see as anything other than a partisan talking point.
I think most would agree with your vote recommendation here, as would I, but I very much fear the Tyler Cowen idea that EA just becomes another wing of the democratic party. It’s definitely far from clear that Kamala is the better choice for President and EA already skews incredibly liberal anyway. I would like EA to be as apolitical as possible, focused only on key priorities and aiming as much as possible to have the policy we support be as bipartisan as possible.
Furthermore, it’s important to be as grounded in fact as possible when it comes to discussing EA topics and not come at issues with our biases. I can’t get behind the paywall on the AI article but it seems like a hyperbolic opinion piece. Trump is certainly not speaking of banning vaccinations that I can find. The articles that suggest it are referring to RFK being potentially part of the administration which is obviously not the same thing. Point (e) is hard to see as anything other than a partisan talking point.