Ah, misunderstood “people in the community”, and answered for a much larger community of rationalist and adjacent techies.
I don’t really follow the EA side of things that closely (I support the stated mission behind the name, but it seems to have become rather cultish on many topics). I presume the post you reference is mostly about Sam Bankman-Fried and his circle—he’s the CEO/founder for FTX, and also a fairly vocal/visible EA … Participant? Donor? Unsure of exact descriptor, but I can imagine that many in that group are afraid for him and his loss of wealth (and loss of status due to seemingly bad behavior), as well as many of them being personally invested in that particular branch of crypto.
Ah, misunderstood “people in the community”, and answered for a much larger community of rationalist and adjacent techies.
I don’t really follow the EA side of things that closely (I support the stated mission behind the name, but it seems to have become rather cultish on many topics). I presume the post you reference is mostly about Sam Bankman-Fried and his circle—he’s the CEO/founder for FTX, and also a fairly vocal/visible EA … Participant? Donor? Unsure of exact descriptor, but I can imagine that many in that group are afraid for him and his loss of wealth (and loss of status due to seemingly bad behavior), as well as many of them being personally invested in that particular branch of crypto.