AFAICT VaccinateCA was tremendously impactful, and I suspect that's one of many instances an agile, independent team would be able to do the work a calcified institution would struggle with.

Elizabeth has always struck me as a careful thinker with her blog, and the opening podcast episode showed promise. I think EA needs people with EA experience but are now slightly outside the movement to provide the kind of constructive criticism that's hard to give from within.

@Jason I'd vouch for the validity of Blaine's claim above (speaking as someone who has been involved with AI Safety Tokyo, but with the disclaimer that Blaine is also a friend of mine).