Thanks a lot for writing this detailed and thoughtful post, I really appreciate the time you spent on putting this information and thinking together.
So, let’s assume I am a ‘leader’ in the EA community being involved in some of the centralised decision-making you are talking about (which might or might not be true). I’m very busy but came across this post, it seemed relevant enough and I spent maybe a bit less than an hour skim-ish reading it. I agree with the vast majority of the object-level points you make. I didn’t really have time to think about any of the concrete proposals you are making and there are a lot of them, so it seems unlikely I will be able to find the time. However, since—as I said—I broadly agree with lots of what you’re saying I might be interested in supporting your ideas. What, concretely do you want me to do tomorrow? Next week?
It would have been nice to see a public response here!
Especially given all the stuff you just wrote about how EA is too opaque, insular, unaccountable etc. But mainly just because I, as a random observer, am extremely curious what your object-level answer to the question they posed is.
Thanks a lot for writing this detailed and thoughtful post, I really appreciate the time you spent on putting this information and thinking together.
So, let’s assume I am a ‘leader’ in the EA community being involved in some of the centralised decision-making you are talking about (which might or might not be true). I’m very busy but came across this post, it seemed relevant enough and I spent maybe a bit less than an hour skim-ish reading it. I agree with the vast majority of the object-level points you make. I didn’t really have time to think about any of the concrete proposals you are making and there are a lot of them, so it seems unlikely I will be able to find the time. However, since—as I said—I broadly agree with lots of what you’re saying I might be interested in supporting your ideas. What, concretely do you want me to do tomorrow? Next week?
Thank you so much for your response, DM’d!
It would have been nice to see a public response here!
Especially given all the stuff you just wrote about how EA is too opaque, insular, unaccountable etc. But mainly just because I, as a random observer, am extremely curious what your object-level answer to the question they posed is.
Very fair: DMing for the sake of the anonymity of both parties.