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Lost some respect for EA due to the response to the Bostrom thing. I guess I shouldn't be surprised? CEA has always leaned a bit too far towards PR at the expense of integrity. I guess I'd hoped to see some more bravery. Feel like the correct response would have had more nuance.

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wait what did they do

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forum.effectivealtruism.org

CEA statement on Nick Bostrom's email - EA Forum

Effective altruism is based on the core belief that all people count equally. We unequivocally condemn Nick Bostrom’s recklessly flawed and reprehensible words. We reject this unacceptable racist lan…

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They totally ignore the fact he apologized at the time and again days ago. Just throwing him under the bus because it’s easier than any remote nuance (even to the point of ignoring utterly all his other statements and actions on this topic).

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oh lord CEA ran thru

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Serious pushback in the comments anyway.

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Absurd and hilarious how swift and strong this condemnation was relative to SBF/FTX.

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huh, and what did he do? weird that they wouldn't link to what they're reacting to in the post

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A reason to be disappointed in CEA, rather than in the EA community (which responded strongly in comments).

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Wait…you’re mad BECAUSE they condemned the racism?

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As Habryka says in the top comment, I don't believe they speak for EA here