I think it is likely that a perception of sympathy or ambivalence to racism reduces the number of black people interested in being part of the rationalism / Effective Altruism communities.
I doubt the signal from a single event like this is strong enough to be detectable, but I’d be surprised if media coverage like the Guardian’s write-up didn’t have an effect on demographic compositions of the community in the aggregate.
I’d grant that specific invite list of a given event are smaller drivers than the general popularity as important intellectuals of figures like Hanania who explicitly or implicitly endorse human biodiversity.
I think it is likely that a perception of sympathy or ambivalence to racism reduces the number of black people interested in being part of the rationalism / Effective Altruism communities.
I doubt the signal from a single event like this is strong enough to be detectable, but I’d be surprised if media coverage like the Guardian’s write-up didn’t have an effect on demographic compositions of the community in the aggregate.
I’d grant that specific invite list of a given event are smaller drivers than the general popularity as important intellectuals of figures like Hanania who explicitly or implicitly endorse human biodiversity.