Sure, I agree that it's impossible even to be aware of the extent of one's own biases, let alone be rid of them. I'm not expecting perfect rationality, and I wo

Sure, I agree that it's impossible even to be aware of the extent of one's own biases, let alone be rid of them. I'm not expecting perfect rationality, and I work hard to consider other perspectives. Imagine the perspective of someone who's consdering where to donate. They're going to have a certain expectation of responsibility from organisations which claim to make rational, ethical use of their money. Unless there's further justification to this purchase, then I could well believe this falls below that expectation. I think a lot of people are attracted to EA because they're put off by many traditional charities spending large proportions of their income on bureaucracy and marketing. This incident doesn't help to make EA look any different.