“It may be worth having a separate survey trying to get opinions considering talent gaps in priority areas whether they are led by people involved in EA or not.”
Ultimately our goal going forward is to make sure that we and our readers are highly informed about our priority paths (https://80000hours.org/articles/high-impact-careers/). About six out of ten of our current priority paths get direct coverage in this survey, while four do not.
I agree in future we should consider conducing different surveys of other groups—including people who don’t identify as part of the EA community—about opportunities they’re aware of in order to make sure we stay abreast of all the areas we recommend, rather than just those we are closest to.
Tackling just one part of this:
“It may be worth having a separate survey trying to get opinions considering talent gaps in priority areas whether they are led by people involved in EA or not.”
Ultimately our goal going forward is to make sure that we and our readers are highly informed about our priority paths (https://80000hours.org/articles/high-impact-careers/). About six out of ten of our current priority paths get direct coverage in this survey, while four do not.
I agree in future we should consider conducing different surveys of other groups—including people who don’t identify as part of the EA community—about opportunities they’re aware of in order to make sure we stay abreast of all the areas we recommend, rather than just those we are closest to.