Most top EA community builders who I talk to are surprised to learn that I wouldn’t press the button. I think I’m pretty normal in this regard, and that it’s useful for community builders to know that many EAs who can and want to do productive work have ellipses that look like mine.
This actually surprises me, but maybe I’m talking to a different subset of community builders that you are referring to—most are extremely aware of this fact, and it’s a fairly common topic of discussion (e.g. not being willing to relocate for a more impactful opportunity)
This actually surprises me, but maybe I’m talking to a different subset of community builders that you are referring to—most are extremely aware of this fact, and it’s a fairly common topic of discussion (e.g. not being willing to relocate for a more impactful opportunity)
If it helps clarify, the community builders are talking about are some of the Berkeley(-adjacent) longtermist ones. As some sort of signal that I’m not overstating my case here, one messaged me to say that my post helped them plug a “concept-shaped hole”, a la https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/11/07/concept-shaped-holes-can-be-impossible-to-notice/
I may have misinterpreted what exactly the concept-shaped hole was. I still think I’m right about them having been surprised, though.