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I'll be honest, any time I see EA groups latch onto an idea, its a good heuristic that the idea is fucking terrible.
by nibbleshifter 3y ago
I'll be honest, any time I see EA groups latch onto an idea, its a good heuristic that the idea is fucking terrible.
- gtop3 3y agoYou should be skeptical of all ideas, not just ones that comes from groups you are skeptical about. EA's point that charities that provide malaria medication and vitamin A supplementation for pour children are very cost effective ways to save lives are very good. That might make other good points too. They are often very good at convincing people that certain charities are worthy of donation. I think it's possible that we'll see similar arguments form members of that group for extreme climate change measures.
- PoignardAzur 3y agoThat seems less like a principled heuristic and more like "eww, these people are icky, screw them". As a general rule, EA groups have a tendency to latch onto ideas that are radical, ideas outside the overton window. You shouldn't assume that automatically means they're bad unless your heuristic is "we should never stray outside the overton window, ever".
- nibbleshifter 3y agoI have had a good amount of interactions with EA folks, a good number of well meaning people in my social circles are into it. I have no issue with radical ideas "outside the window" personally, but often find that EA groups tend to go right for barely workable "grand plans" and often don't listen to the people with boots on the ground, actually doing the work. I'd give specific examples, but it would be doxing myself as many of them are extremely specific.