One thing I really donât see much in community-first EA talk:
Donât (just) pitch people with an interest in impact that building the EA community is the highest impact thing they could do
Instead, pitch people with an interest in community building that building the EA community would be fun and do some good
Things like just asking a local scout leader to help run your retreat, or someone from your local church who helps run the youth camp, or someone from the Rotary club, or someone who coordinates volunteers at the community arts cafe. A lot of what EA needs is not âspecialâ and the skills to create it can be found elsewhere in your local area.
I agree that an EA community needs high conduct standards for those present that go beyond âdonât do badâ to reach âactively help out where this is possible at low cost to youâ.
Yeah, I agree with (1), and (2) is very interesting, I hadnât heard that idea before.
Much of the idea behind this post was that the set of actions that âbuild communityâ are accessible to most people, and are less defined than we might initially realise.
Also, some of the most effective outreach might therefore be more personal, coming from the average EA or EA-adjacent person, as opposed to solely through targeted initiatives.
In general, the thought is to avoid aiming for personal connections and support by accident, where purposefully changing community norms would be much more effective.
One thing I really donât see much in community-first EA talk:
Donât (just) pitch people with an interest in impact that building the EA community is the highest impact thing they could do
Instead, pitch people with an interest in community building that building the EA community would be fun and do some good
Things like just asking a local scout leader to help run your retreat, or someone from your local church who helps run the youth camp, or someone from the Rotary club, or someone who coordinates volunteers at the community arts cafe. A lot of what EA needs is not âspecialâ and the skills to create it can be found elsewhere in your local area.
I agree that an EA community needs high conduct standards for those present that go beyond âdonât do badâ to reach âactively help out where this is possible at low cost to youâ.
Yeah, I agree with (1), and (2) is very interesting, I hadnât heard that idea before.
Much of the idea behind this post was that the set of actions that âbuild communityâ are accessible to most people, and are less defined than we might initially realise.
Also, some of the most effective outreach might therefore be more personal, coming from the average EA or EA-adjacent person, as opposed to solely through targeted initiatives.
In general, the thought is to avoid aiming for personal connections and support by accident, where purposefully changing community norms would be much more effective.