This post really resonates with me, and its vision for a flourishing future for EA feels very compelling. I’m excited that you’re thinking and writing about it!
Having said that, I don’t know how to square that with the increased specialisation which seems like a sensible outcome of doing things at greater scale. Personally, I find engaging on the forum / going to EAGs etc pretty time/energy-intensive (though I think a large part of that is because I’m fairly introverted, and others will likely feel differently). I also think there’s a lot of value in picking a hard goal and running full pelt at it. So from my point of view, I’d prefer solutions that looked more like ‘create deliberate roles with this as the aim’ and less like ‘harangue people to take time away from their other roles’.
This post really resonates with me, and its vision for a flourishing future for EA feels very compelling. I’m excited that you’re thinking and writing about it!
Having said that, I don’t know how to square that with the increased specialisation which seems like a sensible outcome of doing things at greater scale. Personally, I find engaging on the forum / going to EAGs etc pretty time/energy-intensive (though I think a large part of that is because I’m fairly introverted, and others will likely feel differently). I also think there’s a lot of value in picking a hard goal and running full pelt at it. So from my point of view, I’d prefer solutions that looked more like ‘create deliberate roles with this as the aim’ and less like ‘harangue people to take time away from their other roles’.