I agree that we should be wary of falling into the “risk-averse bureaucracy” failure mode, and I also think co-living for co-workers at a similar seniority level is fine (it is also normal outside EA). I also think there might be a good case for EA houses trying to have people from different orgs.
However, I’d like to point out that any Fermi estimates here would be fairly pointless. There are many different inputs you would need, and the reasonable range for each input is very wide, particularly with “potential reputational harm to EA from bad thing happening”, which can range from nothing to FTX-level or far worse.
If it’s pointless to do a Fermi estimate, that sounds a lot like saying it’s pointless to try and figure out whether a ban is a good idea?
If that’s the case, I favor letting people decide for themselves—individuals understand their particular context, and can make a guess that’s customized for their particular situation.
I agree that we should be wary of falling into the “risk-averse bureaucracy” failure mode, and I also think co-living for co-workers at a similar seniority level is fine (it is also normal outside EA). I also think there might be a good case for EA houses trying to have people from different orgs.
However, I’d like to point out that any Fermi estimates here would be fairly pointless. There are many different inputs you would need, and the reasonable range for each input is very wide, particularly with “potential reputational harm to EA from bad thing happening”, which can range from nothing to FTX-level or far worse.
If it’s pointless to do a Fermi estimate, that sounds a lot like saying it’s pointless to try and figure out whether a ban is a good idea?
If that’s the case, I favor letting people decide for themselves—individuals understand their particular context, and can make a guess that’s customized for their particular situation.
People will decide for themselves. There’s no government here to enforce a ban. But it would be frowned upon at the community level.