Thank you for your comment and especially your guest recommendations! :)
Note that saying “this isn’t my intention” doesn’t prevent net negative effects of a theory of change from applying. Otherwise, doing good would be a lot easier.
I completely agree. But I still think that saying when a harm was unintentional is an important signaling mechanism. For example, if I step on your foot, saying “Sorry, that was an accident” doesn’t stop you from experiencing pain but hopefully prevents us from getting into a fight. Of course it is possible for signals like this to be misused by bad actors.
I also highly recommend clarifying what exactly you’re criticizing, i.e. the philosophy, the movement norms or some institutions that are core to the movement.
Ideally all of the above, with different episodes focusing on different aspects. Though I agree I should make the scope of the criticism clear at the beginning of each episode. I think the Ozzie’s comment below has a good break down that I may use in the future.
Hi! My name is Nick and i I have been reading articles on the EA forum since it started and finally got around to making an account today.
I first became aware Effective Altruism when I was 17 (2011). I had been working a summer job and wanted to know what was the best charity to donate some of the money too. Through that search I found GiveWell and became very interested effective charities. A year or two later (around 2013) I came across Less Wrong and read the sequences. Through Less Wrong I found many other places to learn about Effective Altruism and over time got more and more interested in it.
I live in Australia and will be attending EA Global: Melbourne in august. A few EA friends and I recently started EA Canberra and so far meetings have been going really well. I have a blog where I write about Effective Altruism, veganism and other topics. I am looking forward to engaging more with the Effective Altruism community in the future.