Criticism of EA Criticism

Sequence-in-progress

Some EA criticism is good

Some is definitely needed

A lot is really bad, and surprisingly weak given the calibre of some of those critics

This is a collection of EA criticism, some good, some bad, and why I think they’re misguided, or where sometimes we have things to learn

Why do this? To quote my profile: I have come here to extend the principle of charity to bad criticisms of EA and kick ass. And I’m all out of charity.

Thoughts on Ke­nan Malik’s re­cent EA Article

The Bulwark’s Ar­ti­cle On Effec­tive Altru­ism Is a Short Circuit

Re­view of The Good It Promises, the Harm It Does

In Con­tinued Defense Of Effec­tive Altru­ism — Scott Alexander

Re­sponse to Re­cent Crit­i­cisms of Longtermism

Un­pack­ing Martin Sandbu’s re­cent(ish) take on EA