Hi: I’m Sharmake Farah that has been in the forum since February.
I got to EA by getting a free book called The Precipice, which introduced genuinely novel concepts to me like existential risks, longtermism and our potentially very long future ahead. While I got used to the scales, it’s still large enough to matter.
My biggest impact so far is in reframing what matters the most in a healthy way. I got much less worried about politics and got to see a broader perspective than my own country’s near term politics.
Hi: I’m Sharmake Farah that has been in the forum since February.
I got to EA by getting a free book called The Precipice, which introduced genuinely novel concepts to me like existential risks, longtermism and our potentially very long future ahead. While I got used to the scales, it’s still large enough to matter.
I made my first post today, focusing on AI ethics and alignment fields fighting, and why that’s bad. Here it is: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/AARnvz99hiEytnA9k/there-are-two-factions-working-to-prevent-ai-dangers-here-s
My biggest impact so far is in reframing what matters the most in a healthy way. I got much less worried about politics and got to see a broader perspective than my own country’s near term politics.