Please note When I created this account in the mid-2010s, it had the name Defending AA. Because the old name resulted in other editors accusing me of editing in bad faith, I have changed the account to have the name "Skylab Field", which is the handle I use elsewhere when it is necessary to reveal my membership in AA.
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Why this account
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This account was originally created to correct some fundamental errors some had about the efficacy of Alcoholics Anonymous in the mid-2010s, errors which were amplified by social media which has been more interested in generating outrage than in objective truth. Here in the 2020s, the general consensus is that Alcoholics Anonymous is effective for some (but not all) alcoholics, so this account mainly updates articles related to recovery as needed (e.g. when Slate Star Codex went offline, I replaced links to SSC in AA-related articles with archive or other alternate links with the same content).
My primary user account is one with my real-world name on it. Because of the need for privacy—I have gotten in trouble with employers for being an AA member—and because of the AA traditions, which forbid sharing my identity in "press, radio and films" as a member of AA, I need to have this alternative account.
I have an anonymous blog when is only updated when a mainstream media outlet posts an inaccurate article about AA: https://defendingaa.blogspot.com (2014-2020 archive: https://archive.is/FA8ov )
The opinions expressed by this account are my own and do not represent the opinions of Alcoholics Anonymous as a whole. In fact, Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues.