I’m uncomfortable reading this comment. I believe you identified as an EA for much of your adult life, and the handle “EA” gives me lots of the bits that distinguish you from the general population. But you take for granted that Lukas’ “EA” is meant to exclude you.
By contrast, I would not have felt uncomfortable if you had been claiming adherence to the same standards by your childhood friends, startup culture, or some other clearly third party group.
Oh, but I don’t mean to say that Lukas was excluding me. I mean he was excluding all other people who exist who would also care about honoring partnerships after losing faith in the counter-party, of which there are more than just me, and more than just EAs.
I think it was clear from context that Lukas’ “EAs” was intentionally meant to include Ben, and is also meant as a gentle rebuke re: naivete, not a serious claim re: honesty.
I’m uncomfortable reading this comment. I believe you identified as an EA for much of your adult life, and the handle “EA” gives me lots of the bits that distinguish you from the general population. But you take for granted that Lukas’ “EA” is meant to exclude you.
By contrast, I would not have felt uncomfortable if you had been claiming adherence to the same standards by your childhood friends, startup culture, or some other clearly third party group.
Oh, but I don’t mean to say that Lukas was excluding me. I mean he was excluding all other people who exist who would also care about honoring partnerships after losing faith in the counter-party, of which there are more than just me, and more than just EAs.
OK, I guess the confusion was that it seemed like your counter-evidence to his claim was about how you would behave.
Yep, I can see how that could be confusing in context.
I think it was clear from context that Lukas’ “EAs” was intentionally meant to include Ben, and is also meant as a gentle rebuke re: naivete, not a serious claim re: honesty.