Less-ish, compared to my first EA-involved years after 2015, I think.
After starting my PhD two years ago I was aware of the prospect that I would have less time for more intense EA involvement (although my PhD is part of the broader EA career plan). But I didn’t anticipate how much the lack of community would affect this. While I run a local group in my city, nobody so far is into EA enough to start their infovore-journey down the rabbit hole.
Not living in an EA hub and regularly discussing with other, deeply involved people leads to a cycle where I feel less motivated to read up on the latest research because there’s nobody there to personally discuss it with over lunch or coffee. It was more motivating when I still (even if only irregularly) visited Berlin. I still donate and I still visit all the conferences I can to meet friends and get a glimpse of the possible good life but I do fear a future lack of motivation due to a lack of peers.
I can relate to the difficulties of living in a city with few EA’s, though I did eventually end up organizing a group that was reasonably successful. I’m curious if you have participated in any online events (e.g. the icebreakers) and whether those filled some of the void you have?
Less-ish, compared to my first EA-involved years after 2015, I think.
After starting my PhD two years ago I was aware of the prospect that I would have less time for more intense EA involvement (although my PhD is part of the broader EA career plan). But I didn’t anticipate how much the lack of community would affect this. While I run a local group in my city, nobody so far is into EA enough to start their infovore-journey down the rabbit hole.
Not living in an EA hub and regularly discussing with other, deeply involved people leads to a cycle where I feel less motivated to read up on the latest research because there’s nobody there to personally discuss it with over lunch or coffee. It was more motivating when I still (even if only irregularly) visited Berlin. I still donate and I still visit all the conferences I can to meet friends and get a glimpse of the possible good life but I do fear a future lack of motivation due to a lack of peers.
I can relate to the difficulties of living in a city with few EA’s, though I did eventually end up organizing a group that was reasonably successful. I’m curious if you have participated in any online events (e.g. the icebreakers) and whether those filled some of the void you have?