Specifically when looking at policy related stuff, I like to look at whether they are being followed by very good forecasting people, as that's an indication to me that their posts contain a lot of decision relevant information / that they have higher than average epistemic standards.
There's a pretty big overlap between the forecasting people and EA folk though.
Hmm that makes sense. Thank you!
I'm working on a BA Thesis around narratives on EA issues, probably on the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy (but open to change—feel free to message me with suggestions, particularly if they are longtermist), likely using the Narrative Policy Framework.
Per Humanities Research Ideas for Longtermists, I am focusing on Twitter narratives. I haven't decided on which Twitter actors to focus, however, and would love to crowdsource answers from the EA community on what kinds of Twitter accounts would be most impactful to research?
To me, it seems clear that my criteria must include high activity [on Twitter] in the issue policysphere and potentially being followed by public health policymakers (ideally even the White House, though I doubt they follow anyone unofficial).
I’ve seen the claim that economist Alex Tabarrok was significantly ahead of the curve on COVID issues. Would be interesting to see how he did or did not reach and convince the people involved in policy making. https://www.twitter.com/ATabarrok
Yes, I think Lizka might have mentioned him too. Good suggestion, thank you!