The viral EA take cycle: offensive takes, dunk responses, moral deflection
mjdramstead · x · 2026-09-21
- Richie O'Farrell's satirical take on the viral EA (effective altruism) discourse cycle: say something offensive to common sense, wait for people to dunk on it while others point out it's substantively bad, then selectively claim "I'm making moral arguments, they're just dunking on me."
- Quoted context from NathanpmYoung: while he opposes implementing the article in question, most responses have been poor — few people engage beyond "I don't like the conclusions" or "you're uncool."
- A meta-commentary on discourse quality and rhetorical strategy in the EA/AI community.
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