That’s interesting, I’ve had the exact opposite experience. I was attracted to EA for similar reasons that Zoe and Ben mention in the article, such as global poverty and health, but then found that everyone I was meeting in the EA community was working on longtermist stuff (AI alignment and safety mostly). We have discussed that perhaps since my club was at a university, it’s possible that most of the university students in the club at the time were just more career aligned with longtermist stuff. I don’t know how accurate that is though.
That’s interesting, I’ve had the exact opposite experience. I was attracted to EA for similar reasons that Zoe and Ben mention in the article, such as global poverty and health, but then found that everyone I was meeting in the EA community was working on longtermist stuff (AI alignment and safety mostly). We have discussed that perhaps since my club was at a university, it’s possible that most of the university students in the club at the time were just more career aligned with longtermist stuff. I don’t know how accurate that is though.