“generally proponents” doesn’t sound nearly like “putting lots of efforts into”. As I said, an effective animal altruist would dedicate some serious time to figuring out better ways to reduce animal suffering. Being boxed in the propaganda-only mode certainly doesn’t seem like an effective approach. If you are serious about the issue, go into an Eliezer mode and try to do the impossible. Especially since it’s a lot less impossible than what he aspires to achieve.
You seem to be saying that people can’t talk, think about, or discuss topics unless they’re currently devoting their life towards that topic with maximum effectiveness. That seems… incredibly silly. Your statements seem especially odd considering that there are people currently doing all of the things you mentioned (which is why you knew to mention them).
“generally proponents” doesn’t sound nearly like “putting lots of efforts into”. As I said, an effective animal altruist would dedicate some serious time to figuring out better ways to reduce animal suffering. Being boxed in the propaganda-only mode certainly doesn’t seem like an effective approach. If you are serious about the issue, go into an Eliezer mode and try to do the impossible. Especially since it’s a lot less impossible than what he aspires to achieve.
You seem to be saying that people can’t talk, think about, or discuss topics unless they’re currently devoting their life towards that topic with maximum effectiveness. That seems… incredibly silly.
Your statements seem especially odd considering that there are people currently doing all of the things you mentioned (which is why you knew to mention them).
Oh sure, talk is fine and dandy, just don’t pretend to be effective or rational in any way.
I would be willing to bet that I could make a very appropriate snide comment here if I knew more about you.