Effective Altruists Use Threats and Harassment to Silence Their Critics
11 days ago
- #Criticism
- #Effective Altruism
- #Harassment
- Effective Altruists (EAs) respond to critics with threats and harassment, creating a climate of fear.
- Karen Hao's mistake in her book was acknowledged and corrected professionally, contrasting with EA's response to criticism.
- EAs focus on longtermist AI risks, often downplaying social justice issues like AI's environmental impact.
- Will MacAskill's book contained erroneous claims about climate change, which were criticized by experts.
- The EA community responded to criticism with harassment, including threats and defamatory attacks.
- Anonymous accounts and emails targeted critics, with some suggesting violent actions against AI researchers.
- Critics of EA, including Simon Knutsson and 'ConcernedEAs', have expressed fear for their safety.
- The EA community exhibits tribal behavior and intolerance towards criticism, despite claims of epistemic humility.