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I am currently writing up a response to criticism of this post and will have it up shortly. Why hold EA to a high standard? “Movement drama” seems to be depressingly common — whenever people…

I am currently writing up a response to criticism of this post and will have it up shortly. Why hold EA to a high standard? “Movement drama” seems to be depressingly common — whenever people set out to change the world, they inevitably pick fights with each other, usually over trivialities. What’s the point, beyond mere disagreeableness, of pointing out problems in the Effective Altruism movement? I’m about to start some movement drama, and so I think it behooves me to explain why it’s worth paying attention to this time. Effective Altruism is a movement that claims that we can improve t

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