The endless nothingburger scandals in EA are driving me out of my mind. Please just do effective interventions instead of community debating.
I’m this close to never using the term “EA” to refer to myself again despite the fact that I’m going to be shooting for the goal “Do the most good per resource unit” because of this.
For reference, see how this was covered in The Argument (an explicitly progressive Substack news magazine intended to not be ragebaity but to still show disagreements where they exist). This is roughly the nicest coverage this event will ever get.
Note: It is only covered very briefly before the paywall. I think it will still be useful for people to read.