Kinda pro-pluralist, kinda anti-Bay EA.
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.
(my opinions are fully my own, and do not represent the views of any close associates or the company I work for)
I think it’s really great you reached out to him, and I hope things are going well at Stanford and that you’re enjoying spring break :) And I think if you’re interested in pursuing his ideas, go and talk to him and don’t necessarily feel like you have to ‘represent EA’ in any meaningful way.
I think Poverty is No Pond is a thoughtful piece of criticism, even if I disagree with some of the arguments/conclusions in it. But The Deaths of Effective Altruism is a much worse piece imo, and I don’t know how to square its incredible hostility with the picture of a genuine and good-faith person you talked about. Like some of it seems to come from a place of deep anger, and making simple mistakes or asking questions that could have been answered with some easy research or reflection.
I may raise some of these points more specifically in the ‘Questions for Leif Post’, but again I think you should ask your own questions rather than my own!