Maybe your belief is that if enough people âat the topâ of EA agree to this, they can influence a majority of the EA community to follow. My sense is that EAs are more independent freethinkers than most other groups, so I donât think this scenario is likely.
Given that, what youâre proposing is essentially relabeling the current set of âEAs who care about animal welfareâ to âEAâ. A few EAs who arenât already in this camp might follow you over, but on the whole I strongly suspect this would alienate everyone else who doesnât sign up for this worldview, and it would just fracture the community.
It is not just about animal welfare, it is about many causes at once, which is why it feels like it would be a great mission to align on. The words âfactory farmingâ are misleading, because itâs really about the future of humanity. But unfortunately, I think people hear anything about farming and assume that if they donât want to be vegan, it has nothing to do with them. But factory farming is a huge reason that weâre headed for a cliff.
And yes, just the EA people who are influencing people. I think lots of people come to EA wondering how they can make the most impact. And I think aligning on a cause for newbies is a very effective way to do that.
Maybe your belief is that if enough people âat the topâ of EA agree to this, they can influence a majority of the EA community to follow. My sense is that EAs are more independent freethinkers than most other groups, so I donât think this scenario is likely.
Given that, what youâre proposing is essentially relabeling the current set of âEAs who care about animal welfareâ to âEAâ. A few EAs who arenât already in this camp might follow you over, but on the whole I strongly suspect this would alienate everyone else who doesnât sign up for this worldview, and it would just fracture the community.
It is not just about animal welfare, it is about many causes at once, which is why it feels like it would be a great mission to align on. The words âfactory farmingâ are misleading, because itâs really about the future of humanity. But unfortunately, I think people hear anything about farming and assume that if they donât want to be vegan, it has nothing to do with them. But factory farming is a huge reason that weâre headed for a cliff.
And yes, just the EA people who are influencing people. I think lots of people come to EA wondering how they can make the most impact. And I think aligning on a cause for newbies is a very effective way to do that.