Both of these posts sound great! I would especially like to see the second one, because there is a lot of outward emphasis on being successful and doing things that signal success (like attending Ivy Leagues).
I agree with khorton—it really depends your goal with the post. If you want to offer support to others who feel the same way, a feelings post is good (including specific examples would be great, and point at broader issues without needing to explicitly research them.
If you want to make a broader point, you could even just make those thoughts in a question and encourage people to share their experiences (I would love to see this!).
Then it could be an informal resource for others feeling that way, and might give you some ideas if you (or someone else) want to write the comprehensive version of the post.
You could ask it as a question if your response would be ~3 paragraphs. I think that would work well, but I’m not sure if that would give you enough space to express your feelings.
Is this user now inactivated (in case someone reads this comments and knows)? It would be a shame if that person actually did not feel accepted and therefore left. One idea I had when reading this is that EAs might want to connect over other things than EA. For example, hobbies, sports, etc. might be a way for people to connect in EA across “status”.
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Both of these posts sound great! I would especially like to see the second one, because there is a lot of outward emphasis on being successful and doing things that signal success (like attending Ivy Leagues).
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I agree with khorton—it really depends your goal with the post. If you want to offer support to others who feel the same way, a feelings post is good (including specific examples would be great, and point at broader issues without needing to explicitly research them.
If you want to make a broader point, you could even just make those thoughts in a question and encourage people to share their experiences (I would love to see this!).
Then it could be an informal resource for others feeling that way, and might give you some ideas if you (or someone else) want to write the comprehensive version of the post.
You could ask it as a question if your response would be ~3 paragraphs. I think that would work well, but I’m not sure if that would give you enough space to express your feelings.
+1
Thanks for collating these “criticism of EA” posts.
Reminds me a bit of sealioning, though I think what you’re pointing to is not exactly that.
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Concern trolling?
Is this user now inactivated (in case someone reads this comments and knows)? It would be a shame if that person actually did not feel accepted and therefore left. One idea I had when reading this is that EAs might want to connect over other things than EA. For example, hobbies, sports, etc. might be a way for people to connect in EA across “status”.