I’ve also been very upset since the FTX scandal began, and I love this community too. I think you’re right that EA will lose some people. But I am not so worried the community will collapse (although it’s possible that ending the global EA community could be a good thing). People’s memories are short, and all things pass. In one year, I would be willing to bet you there will still be lots of (and still not enough!) good people working on and donating to important, tractable, and neglected causes. There will still be an EA Forum with lively debates happening, and that arguments about FTX will by that point make up a small fraction of the content. There will be still new people discovering EA and getting inspired by the potential to increase their positive impact in the world.
To be sure, I do think we should be worried* about the future of EA right now. But more in the sense of worried about whether EA can remain true to its core values and ideals going forward than about whether it can survive in some form.
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*Note that when I say “we should be worried”, I actually mean “we should be putting careful attention toward” rather than “we should be consumed by anxiety about”. Be kind to yourself, and if you’re feeling more of the latter, now may be a good time to double down on self-care.
I’ve also been very upset since the FTX scandal began, and I love this community too. I think you’re right that EA will lose some people. But I am not so worried the community will collapse (although it’s possible that ending the global EA community could be a good thing). People’s memories are short, and all things pass. In one year, I would be willing to bet you there will still be lots of (and still not enough!) good people working on and donating to important, tractable, and neglected causes. There will still be an EA Forum with lively debates happening, and that arguments about FTX will by that point make up a small fraction of the content. There will be still new people discovering EA and getting inspired by the potential to increase their positive impact in the world.
To be sure, I do think we should be worried* about the future of EA right now. But more in the sense of worried about whether EA can remain true to its core values and ideals going forward than about whether it can survive in some form.
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*Note that when I say “we should be worried”, I actually mean “we should be putting careful attention toward” rather than “we should be consumed by anxiety about”. Be kind to yourself, and if you’re feeling more of the latter, now may be a good time to double down on self-care.