Hi Rob! Loved your post about politics being too meta.
OK so you’re all obviously aware of Kelsey Piper, Dylan Matthews etc. And probably Zeynep Tufekci.
In the UK, I think it’s worth paying attention to Ian Leslie, who is very interested in these topics (he’s a big fan of Julia Galef’s podcast, for instance). The (London) Times’s science correspondent, Tom Whipple, thinks in quite an EA-ish sort of way, I think.
People who are less obviously EA-ish but make me think might include Helen Lewis and Alex Hern – Alex for instance is quite a long way to the left of me but always thoughtful; I love his The World is Yours* newsletter because it either explains tech stuff that I wouldn’t understand, or it approaches things from some quite left-wing angles in ways that make me think about stuff.
That’s entirely off the top of my head. If I think of any more while I’m writing other replies I’ll come back and add them.
Right! Sorry. I got a bit swamped but am going to have a go at answering questions now! Sorry about the delay.