My impression of the Boston and London conferences is that most of the people there are “coincidental allies” by this framing. They’d be in their chosen careers regardless of whether it was an EA cause area.
I feel like this is falsifiable, perhaps by handing out surveys or interviews asking participants around career path, and how they’ve updated over time.
I suspect what you stated is true for many “median engaged EA’s” but not true for highly engaged EA’s. For me personally, my career direction is radically different as a result of becoming an Aspiring EA / being a member of my local group.
I suspect what you stated is true for many “median engaged EA’s” but not true for highly engaged EA’s.
Not sure if my visualization of a median-engaged EA is the same as yours but what percentage of Boston conference attendees do you estimate you would call “highly-engaged”?
I am sort of making a number up, since I didn’t attend EAGxBoston, but I would guess 30-50% . If they’ve been around for some years, have been donating some fraction of their income, have changed things in the life because of EA, then they’re probably highly engaged.
I feel like this is falsifiable, perhaps by handing out surveys or interviews asking participants around career path, and how they’ve updated over time.
I suspect what you stated is true for many “median engaged EA’s” but not true for highly engaged EA’s. For me personally, my career direction is radically different as a result of becoming an Aspiring EA / being a member of my local group.
Not sure if my visualization of a median-engaged EA is the same as yours but what percentage of Boston conference attendees do you estimate you would call “highly-engaged”?
I am sort of making a number up, since I didn’t attend EAGxBoston, but I would guess 30-50% . If they’ve been around for some years, have been donating some fraction of their income, have changed things in the life because of EA, then they’re probably highly engaged.