Know that other people have gone through the disillusionment pipeline, including (especially!) very smart, dedicated, caring, independent-minded people who felt strong affinity for EA. Including people who you may have seen give talks at EA Global or who have held prestigious jobs at EA orgs.
Also, I think even people like this who haven’t gone through the disillusionment pipeline are often a lot more uncertain about many (though not all) things than most newcomers would guess.
Also, I think even people like this who haven’t gone through the disillusionment pipeline are often a lot more uncertain about many (though not all) things than most newcomers would guess.