David GerardMA to SneerClubEnglish · 2 years agoEffective Altruists: look, we tried to invite nice people as well as the huge racists we knew were huge racists when we invited them. What? Exclude the racists? But they're so interesting!forum.effectivealtruism.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down10
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkEffective Altruists: look, we tried to invite nice people as well as the huge racists we knew were huge racists when we invited them. What? Exclude the racists? But they're so interesting!forum.effectivealtruism.orgDavid GerardMA to SneerClubEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square55linkfedilink
minus-squaredeborahlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·edit-22 years agoHere’s the “what did you like least” survey entries the organizers say they classified as “edgy people”: “all the racism stuff” = “edgy people”. Yup.
minus-squareAmoeba_GirllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoWhere is this from? Sorry if I missed the link in the big watermuddying wall of text.
minus-squareearthquake@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoFrom the comments: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/34pz6ni3muwPnenLS/why-so-many-racists-at-manifest?commentId=8KrQz3wcdHiDL2YfH
minus-squareblakestaceyMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 years ago Bio people here are poorly informed. Just in general some of the presentations are factually incorrect B-but rationalists are experts at covalent bonds Also meeting people… as a woman I have never felt as ignored and disrespected as I have in some instances the pa… I’m sure the feedback becomes more positive in the cut-off part, no doubt about it
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoi’m gonna rewrite and expand on that rambling comment someday
Here’s the “what did you like least” survey entries the organizers say they classified as “edgy people”:
“all the racism stuff” = “edgy people”. Yup.
Where is this from? Sorry if I missed the link in the big watermuddying wall of text.
From the comments: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/34pz6ni3muwPnenLS/why-so-many-racists-at-manifest?commentId=8KrQz3wcdHiDL2YfH
B-but rationalists are experts at covalent bonds
I’m sure the feedback becomes more positive in the cut-off part, no doubt about it
i’m gonna rewrite and expand on that rambling comment someday