One thing the EA community should try doing is multinational op-ed writing contests. The focus would be op-eds advocating for actions or policies that are important, neglected, and tractable (although the op-eds themselves donāt have to mention EA); and by design, op-eds could be submitted from anywhere in the world. To make judging easier, op-eds could be required to be in a single language, but op-ed contests in multiple languages could be run in parallel (such as English, Spanish, French, and Arabic, each of which is an official language in at least 20 countries).
This would have two benefits for the EA community:
It would be a cheap way to spread EA-aligned ideas in multiple countries. Also, the people writing the op-eds would know more about the political climates of the countries for which they are publishing them than the organizers of the contest would, and we can encourage them to tailor their messaging accordingly.
It would also be a way to measure countriesā receptiveness to EA ideas. For example, if there were multiple submissions about immigration policy, we could use them to compare the receptiveness of different countries to immigration reforms that would increase global well-being.
I think this is a great idea. A related idea I had is a competition for āintro to EAā pitches because I donāt currently feel like I can send my friends a link to a pitch that Iām satisfied with.
A simple version could literally just be an EA forum post where everyone comments an āintro to EAā pitch under a certain word limit, and other people upvote /ā downvote.
A fancier version could have a cash prize, narrowing down entries through EA forum voting, and then testing the top 5 through online surveys.
I think in a more general sense, we should create markets to incentivise and select persuasive writing on EA issues aimed at the public.
Thatās a great idea! Iāve been trying to find a good intro to EA talk for a while and I recently came across the EA for Christians YouTube video about intro to EA and though itās kinda leaning towards to the religious angle, it seemed like a pretty good intro for a novice. Would love to hear your thoughts about that. Hereās the link: https://āāyoutu.be/āāUnt9iHFH5-E
One thing the EA community should try doing is multinational op-ed writing contests. The focus would be op-eds advocating for actions or policies that are important, neglected, and tractable (although the op-eds themselves donāt have to mention EA); and by design, op-eds could be submitted from anywhere in the world. To make judging easier, op-eds could be required to be in a single language, but op-ed contests in multiple languages could be run in parallel (such as English, Spanish, French, and Arabic, each of which is an official language in at least 20 countries).
This would have two benefits for the EA community:
It would be a cheap way to spread EA-aligned ideas in multiple countries. Also, the people writing the op-eds would know more about the political climates of the countries for which they are publishing them than the organizers of the contest would, and we can encourage them to tailor their messaging accordingly.
It would also be a way to measure countriesā receptiveness to EA ideas. For example, if there were multiple submissions about immigration policy, we could use them to compare the receptiveness of different countries to immigration reforms that would increase global well-being.
I think this is a great idea. A related idea I had is a competition for āintro to EAā pitches because I donāt currently feel like I can send my friends a link to a pitch that Iām satisfied with.
A simple version could literally just be an EA forum post where everyone comments an āintro to EAā pitch under a certain word limit, and other people upvote /ā downvote.
A fancier version could have a cash prize, narrowing down entries through EA forum voting, and then testing the top 5 through online surveys.
I think in a more general sense, we should create markets to incentivise and select persuasive writing on EA issues aimed at the public.
Thatās a great idea! Iāve been trying to find a good intro to EA talk for a while and I recently came across the EA for Christians YouTube video about intro to EA and though itās kinda leaning towards to the religious angle, it seemed like a pretty good intro for a novice. Would love to hear your thoughts about that. Hereās the link: https://āāyoutu.be/āāUnt9iHFH5-E