I would reframe this as ‘community builders don’t spend enough time on other EA things’ rather than ‘community builders spend too much time community building’. I know the thought is that less time marketing → more time on other stuff, but I think it’s worth setting a different tone. I worry there’s too much of a meme going round like ‘community building is not that good a thing to do’, where it should be ‘we are finding ways community building could be done better—exciting!’
To me, this is a great post for suggesting how community building could be done better through more direct experience—exciting!
I would reframe this as ‘community builders don’t spend enough time on other EA things’ rather than ‘community builders spend too much time community building’. I know the thought is that less time marketing → more time on other stuff, but I think it’s worth setting a different tone. I worry there’s too much of a meme going round like ‘community building is not that good a thing to do’, where it should be ‘we are finding ways community building could be done better—exciting!’
To me, this is a great post for suggesting how community building could be done better through more direct experience—exciting!