Hey JP, I don’t mean to sound condescending or policing, but I find this comment to be full of (unnecessary) jargon which would be very hard to read for newcomers. What would help:
Writing out abbreviations (“EV” --> “expected value”)
Writing out the reasoning instead of a concept (“the value of the opportunity cost” --> “the benefits of pursuing a ‘traditional’ EA-aligned career)
I think that it’s important for EA to have a space where we can communicate efficiently, rather than phrase everything for the benefit of newcomers who might be reading, so I think that this is bad advice.
Hey JP, I don’t mean to sound condescending or policing, but I find this comment to be full of (unnecessary) jargon which would be very hard to read for newcomers. What would help:
Writing out abbreviations (“EV” --> “expected value”)
Writing out the reasoning instead of a concept (“the value of the opportunity cost” --> “the benefits of pursuing a ‘traditional’ EA-aligned career)
I think that it’s important for EA to have a space where we can communicate efficiently, rather than phrase everything for the benefit of newcomers who might be reading, so I think that this is bad advice.
No worries. I’m a newcomer to posting Forum comments, so I expect to need to train my writing. I updated the comment, thanks!