I think you make a good point about the virtues of taking criticism seriously, but I see a difference between having a high degree of confidence and pride in Effective Altruism, the idea, and the ways the community brings those principles into the world.
Like most others, I welcome good faith criticism of the movement when needed, but being apologetic and embarrassed for wanting to help others and make the world a better place is something we should try to avoid, and part of that is having the courage in our base convictions to be proud of the work we have done and hope to do.
Given the backlash it has caused to your personal widespread credibility, do you believe that making your views known on the treatment of severely disabled infants was a mistake?