How did Dylan Matthews become associated with EA? This is a serious question—based on the articles of his I’ve read, he doesn’t seem to particularly care about some core EA values, such as epistemic rationality and respect for “odd-sounding” opinions.
He wrote one of the early articles about earning to give, as far as I know “became associated with EA” in the same way that other EAs do—by getting interested in the ideas and starting to act on them. For example, he donated a kidney.
How did Dylan Matthews become associated with EA? This is a serious question—based on the articles of his I’ve read, he doesn’t seem to particularly care about some core EA values, such as epistemic rationality and respect for “odd-sounding” opinions.
He wrote one of the early articles about earning to give, as far as I know “became associated with EA” in the same way that other EAs do—by getting interested in the ideas and starting to act on them. For example, he donated a kidney.