EA and Bay Area Rationalists Criticized for Not Recording Their Own History

Commentators describe Effective Altruism as a loose community briefly united by an online forum in the late 2010s before fracturing. Bay Area rationalist and EA circles rarely document their own history, with critics saying it is unflattering and that 'only enemies keep score.'

2026-09-20 ~ 2026-09-20 · 2 related posts

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