EA community clash: billionaire funding and 600k-word fanfic under fire amid AI x-risk debate
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-09-18
An online spat over the Effective Altruism community:
- Critic michaelbd mocks EA: "Don't look at the polycules, the billionaire funding, the college chapters, or the 600,000-word fanfic" — framing EA as a mosquito net against doom, urging focus on results over community scandals.
- NathanpmYoung fires back: read the source material in exquisite detail; "we are not afraid of the truth."
- Hot EA Forum posts include: 55% of the US public now aware of AI x-risk, the one-year mark of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies," and how the Anthropic IPO should affect donations.
An AI-safety community argument showing x-risk discourse going mainstream while its culture stays under scrutiny.
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