I too have accepted money from EA orgs, attended EA conferences, and yet am not “an EA.” So I don’t find DanH’s behavior odd or dishonest. It still could be, and in some places he could definitely be strategically saying this because it sounds better. But I think the main-line hypothesis should be that he’s basically being honest—see the meme again if confused.
See this Steve Byrnes meme:
I too have accepted money from EA orgs, attended EA conferences, and yet am not “an EA.” So I don’t find DanH’s behavior odd or dishonest. It still could be, and in some places he could definitely be strategically saying this because it sounds better. But I think the main-line hypothesis should be that he’s basically being honest—see the meme again if confused.