Side note: Is there a single EA culture? My experience is that GH, AI and Animal Welfare people are in general super different culturally, and even within these branches there is lots of heterogeneity. I think EA is and should be very loosely tied together, with only the minimal amount of overlap required (such as wanting to help others and prioritizing amongst ways of doing so). The looser EAs are tied together the more meaningless will it be to leave. Like “I’m leaving liberal democracies” just seems strange and people rarely say it even if they move countries or change political affiliations.
Side note: Is there a single EA culture? My experience is that GH, AI and Animal Welfare people are in general super different culturally, and even within these branches there is lots of heterogeneity. I think EA is and should be very loosely tied together, with only the minimal amount of overlap required (such as wanting to help others and prioritizing amongst ways of doing so). The looser EAs are tied together the more meaningless will it be to leave. Like “I’m leaving liberal democracies” just seems strange and people rarely say it even if they move countries or change political affiliations.