Hey! Angela Pang here. I am working on a unified statement with the person who I am referring to in that excerpt, Robert Cordwell: https://www.facebook.com/angela.pang.1337/posts/pfbid034KYHRVRkcqqMaUemV2BHAjEeti98FFqcBeRsPNfHKxdNjRASTt1dDqZehMp1mjxKl?comment_id=1604215313376156¬if_id=1678378897534407¬if_t=feed_comment&ref=notif
I actually wanted to say that I felt like Julia Wise handled my case extremely respectfully, though there still wasn’t enough structural support to reach a solution I would’ve been satisfied with (Julia Wise wanted to ban him, whereas I was hoping for more options), but that can change.
My complaint lies with the culture and certain parts of the rationalist community much, much more than CEA, since the lack of moderation leads to abusers feeling empowered. Overall, I think CEA did a decent job with my case at least, and I appreciate Julia Wise’s help.
Hey! Angela Pang here. I am working on a unified statement with the person who I am referring to in that excerpt, Robert Cordwell: https://www.facebook.com/angela.pang.1337/posts/pfbid034KYHRVRkcqqMaUemV2BHAjEeti98FFqcBeRsPNfHKxdNjRASTt1dDqZehMp1mjxKl?comment_id=1604215313376156¬if_id=1678378897534407¬if_t=feed_comment&ref=notif
I actually wanted to say that I felt like Julia Wise handled my case extremely respectfully, though there still wasn’t enough structural support to reach a solution I would’ve been satisfied with (Julia Wise wanted to ban him, whereas I was hoping for more options, but it seems like other reports came in a few weeks ago so he’s banned now), but that can change.
I consider most of EA quite respectful, though I caught sexual harassment at least once at EAG (which I don’t think was reported, since the woman in question called it out quickly and the man apologized). CEA handles reports well, though I’ve only reported Robert.
My complaint lies with the rationalist culture and certain parts of the rationalist community much, much more than CEA, since the lack of moderation leads to missing stairs feeling empowered. Overall, I think CEA did a decent job with my case at least, and I appreciate Julia Wise’s help!
If they had more options for victims or if it was clear what is EA vs. rationalist community vs. adjacent communities, I think I would have reported everything far sooner. The structure really just isn’t there to make you feel supported enough even if most people in EA are extremely supportive. I’m talking to Julia Wise about some ideas now on how to incentivize reporting before things snowball uncontrollably. There’s much more context I’ll include later in a unified statement with Robert, so stay tuned!