I’m sad that you found the only way to feel ok about broadening your job search was to distance yourself from EA. It really seems like we’re doing things wrong as a community when we’re not only failing to support people but actively making their lives worse in that way. I’d be interested to hear ways in which you think we could do better, if you’d be up for sharing.
I think opinions on how to do better are rather sensitive to broader cause prioritisation and ‘what should the movement look like?’ questions, but some of Denise’s previous writing gives insight into her personal thoughts here, which I happen to agree with. I particularly note the following quote:
Participating in the EA community should make you feel more motivated about the amount of good you are able to do, not less. If it makes you feel less motivated on balance, then the EA community is doing something fundamentally wrong and everybody might be better off somewhere else until this is fixed.
If you have adapted to the belief that you can personally prevent lots of astronomical waste, it is time to go back to having more realistic expectations.
I think opinions on how to do better are rather sensitive to broader cause prioritisation and ‘what should the movement look like?’ questions, but some of Denise’s previous writing gives insight into her personal thoughts here, which I happen to agree with. I particularly note the following quote: