A criticism I would have is that in service of being "big tent," EA hasn't really walked back some of its early ideas firmly enough, so there's quite a lot of probably-bad meme-spreading (e.g. "you are the global 1%" is an effective meme, but easily anchors people to a bad lens)
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The most concerning one was that you have a moral obligation to take a job that you absolutely loathe if it is where your greatest comparative advantage in doing good lies. It is on you to find a way to survive it. There were no dissenters at a table of 6-8. I was floored.
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I can't recall how many were speaking in favor, nodding, etc., but I did push back by saying that such a strong moral obligation could lead to burnout & dramatically reduce the adoption of EA principles, but my arguments — as presented by me, anyway — didn't seem impactful
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This conversation occurred at the end of the meet-up & was preceded by what I honestly think I can describe as the "what I plan to give up as an EA" olympics
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