EA Community Pushes Back on 'Scandal-Plagued' Label: Funding Open, Fanfic Overstated
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-18
EA community member AndyMasley responded to criticism that the movement is "remarkably scandal plagued": the dating-culture talk involves only a few specific Bay Area people; billionaire funding is openly disclosed; college chapters are no different from any other ideological group; and Eliezer's fanfic, while enjoyed by some, has had little real influence on EA in practice.
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