I should also mention that a post like this doesn’t need to have expected-value calculations attached, or anything in that level of detail; it’s just good to have a couple of sentences along the lines of “here’s why I posted this, and why I think it demonstrates a chance to make an effective donation // take other effective actions,” even if no math is involved.
(This kind of explanation seems more important the further removed a post is from “standard” EA content. When I crossposted Open Phil’s 2019 year-in-review post, I didn’t include a summary, because the material seemed to have very clear relevance for people who want to keep up with the EA community.)
I liked that post when it came out, but I had forgotten about it in the ensuing year-plus. Maybe you could link to this post when you make situational-awareness crossposts?
I should also mention that a post like this doesn’t need to have expected-value calculations attached, or anything in that level of detail; it’s just good to have a couple of sentences along the lines of “here’s why I posted this, and why I think it demonstrates a chance to make an effective donation // take other effective actions,” even if no math is involved.
(This kind of explanation seems more important the further removed a post is from “standard” EA content. When I crossposted Open Phil’s 2019 year-in-review post, I didn’t include a summary, because the material seemed to have very clear relevance for people who want to keep up with the EA community.)
I usually do link posts to improve the community’s situational awareness.
This is upstream of advocating for specific actions, though it’s definitely part of that causal chain.
I liked that post when it came out, but I had forgotten about it in the ensuing year-plus. Maybe you could link to this post when you make situational-awareness crossposts?