I agree with the commentators that it is worthwhile keeping in mind that some of the political pressure may in fact be correct, but I also feel that this post is valuable because it helps highlight the kinds of pressures that we are subject to.
I agree with the commentators that it is worthwhile keeping in mind that some of the political pressure may in fact be correct,
The motivating ideology of the pressure may be right or wrong, but that’s beside the point. The scope of this post is simply to look at the objective costs and benefits on the EA sphere, because that is much more robust than people’s opinions on whose ideology is correct in a broader sense.
I agree with the commentators that it is worthwhile keeping in mind that some of the political pressure may in fact be correct, but I also feel that this post is valuable because it helps highlight the kinds of pressures that we are subject to.
The motivating ideology of the pressure may be right or wrong, but that’s beside the point. The scope of this post is simply to look at the objective costs and benefits on the EA sphere, because that is much more robust than people’s opinions on whose ideology is correct in a broader sense.