Open Thread: June — September 2022
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Is there a way to search for sequences in this forum? There are some sequences that seem really good, like “Winners of the First Decade Review”, but I’m struggling to find sequences other than happening to find a post that’s part of a sequence, and then clicking on the sequence banner at the top. Any help would be great! :)
(Perhaps this has been talked about before, and I’d be grateful for being pointed in the right direction if so—though when I quickly searched just now, I wasn’t able to find an answer.)
There’s a link to “library” in the menu on the left of the homepage.
It links to https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/library which has a list of sequences at the bottom.
Here’s me just jumping in to break the ice and lower the bar to entry for other folks thinking about maybe posting something in this thread!
Fwiw, looks like reciprocity.io (a Rationalist and EA dating site) has recently been upgraded. Thank you Buck for your work on this
Can anyone point me towards resources to help with finding an actually competent psychiatrist for ADHD and depression? It’d be even better if anyone has experience with and can recommend a Texas-based psychiatrist.
Hi! New here. I had a question about donations and the processing fees. Is there a specific rate or fee that Stripe charges for credit/debit donations? I’m trying to gauge which route to go given the fee structure + admin overhead.
I believe I read somewhere that manual transfers + wires have more admin overhead such that they may only be beneficial if the donation exceeds $1000. Is that true?
I believe my options to donate are only a Wire Transfer with my bank. It only offers Zelle, Bill Pay, and Wire Transfers. The wire transfer comes with a reasonably high fee. So I’m trying to assess which is more beneficial for the o