Taylor Lorenz defends EA's animal welfare stance, mocks its sci-fi doomerism
nptacek · x · 2026-09-16
Responding to JordanSchachtel's claim that Effective Altruism is 'weird and anti-human,' Taylor Lorenz argues EA is right on animal welfare — many creatures do live in hellish conditions — and that wanting to fix real-world issues is noble, but that doesn't make their 'sci-fi fan fiction fantasies' inherently correct.
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