I think it’s mostly the other way around. More altruism causing more engagement. When I first encountered EA, I was more or less immediately convinced that EA was the way to go if one wanted to do the most good, but I wasn’t very interested in doing good at the time.
My path towards altruism is quite complicated and I don’t entirely know what made the biggest difference, but I’m quite confident that EA didn’t play a major role.
I think it’s mostly the other way around. More altruism causing more engagement. When I first encountered EA, I was more or less immediately convinced that EA was the way to go if one wanted to do the most good, but I wasn’t very interested in doing good at the time.
My path towards altruism is quite complicated and I don’t entirely know what made the biggest difference, but I’m quite confident that EA didn’t play a major role.