I agree with MichaelA’s note about “room for improvement” sounding sanitized and corporate (in a context where an organization is describing itself or its own movement). “We have some room for improvement, and we’re working on it” is boilerplate stuff that any organization could write; “we have some flaws and we want to fix them” doesn’t give me the same “generic” feeling.
That seems plausible, and I don’t know if I disagree. But I think a core EA org itself naming this post as being about “flaws” may more clearly signal genuine self-awareness and eagerness to engage with criticism and adapt in response to it. And I think those things are key virtues of EA and key parts of the “EA brand”, so highlighting them could be quite media savvy.
In contrast, “room for improvement” could sound a bit more like a sanitised/hollow corporate version of that. Perhaps.
80k ought to frame this as “room for improvement” or something along those lines instead of “flaws.” This is part of being media savvy.
I agree with MichaelA’s note about “room for improvement” sounding sanitized and corporate (in a context where an organization is describing itself or its own movement). “We have some room for improvement, and we’re working on it” is boilerplate stuff that any organization could write; “we have some flaws and we want to fix them” doesn’t give me the same “generic” feeling.
That seems plausible, and I don’t know if I disagree. But I think a core EA org itself naming this post as being about “flaws” may more clearly signal genuine self-awareness and eagerness to engage with criticism and adapt in response to it. And I think those things are key virtues of EA and key parts of the “EA brand”, so highlighting them could be quite media savvy.
In contrast, “room for improvement” could sound a bit more like a sanitised/hollow corporate version of that. Perhaps.