From what I can tell, ‘CEA’ was never meant to be the name of anything substantial ( William MacAskill reports that it was just meant to be the unassuming name of the umbrella organization which 80k and GWWC wanted to form back in the day) - and I think it feels right (in a poetic/nostalgic way) that the community finally moves on from it to something better.
I feel it’s becoming increasingly hard for EA orgs/leaders to feel good about learning, growing and adapting, because before they’ve had a chance to really process a problem, dozens of EAs have publicly and unforgivingly called them out on it. It’s been looking less like a collaborative effort to make progress and more like a fight, where disagreement is ‘unwillingness to be criticized’ and agreement is surrender.
(I think I should basically just accept that this is what happens as communities become larger, but I’m very appreciative of attempts to hold on to the more collaborative spirit.)
Also,
Loving these ‘It is time’ vibes.
I feel it’s becoming increasingly hard for EA orgs/leaders to feel good about learning, growing and adapting, because before they’ve had a chance to really process a problem, dozens of EAs have publicly and unforgivingly called them out on it. It’s been looking less like a collaborative effort to make progress and more like a fight, where disagreement is ‘unwillingness to be criticized’ and agreement is surrender.
(I think I should basically just accept that this is what happens as communities become larger, but I’m very appreciative of attempts to hold on to the more collaborative spirit.)