The sub-population that disagrees with these norms has substantial overlap with the sub-population that would most benefit from them.
I suspect that there is significant geographic concentration in the bay area as well, because of a culmination of factors including housing prices pushing people to group homes, gender ratios, tech/startup culture, and the co-existence of the rat community.
I don’t think the situation will get better, despite the attempt at norm setting, until the locus of EA money and power isn’t as concentrated in the bay area.
Thanks for re-emphasizing these norms.
For those who disagree with these norms, these sources help explain why they are important:
Power dynamics between people in EA
Coercive Dynamics in EA Bay Area (response to Time Mag)
The sub-population that disagrees with these norms has substantial overlap with the sub-population that would most benefit from them.
I suspect that there is significant geographic concentration in the bay area as well, because of a culmination of factors including housing prices pushing people to group homes, gender ratios, tech/startup culture, and the co-existence of the rat community.
I don’t think the situation will get better, despite the attempt at norm setting, until the locus of EA money and power isn’t as concentrated in the bay area.