If you think a community has a âlocal kindness gapâ that you can fill, and that gap seems to be reducing how well that community is doing at achieving its goals, itâs reasonable to think that being a kind person in that community will end up doing more good than youâd expect to do if you were being kind in a random other community.
That said, there are also downsides to strengthening bubbles, and Iâd expect (quick thoughts, havenât pondered this much) that a âlocally kind person with EA inclinationsâ would be most effective in place that has a small/ânew EA community, where the marginal value of extra (dinner hosting/âevent organizing/âgrabbing coffee with new arrivals) seems higher than in a place where there are already lots of events and chances for new folks to get involved.
If you think a community has a âlocal kindness gapâ that you can fill, and that gap seems to be reducing how well that community is doing at achieving its goals, itâs reasonable to think that being a kind person in that community will end up doing more good than youâd expect to do if you were being kind in a random other community.
That said, there are also downsides to strengthening bubbles, and Iâd expect (quick thoughts, havenât pondered this much) that a âlocally kind person with EA inclinationsâ would be most effective in place that has a small/ânew EA community, where the marginal value of extra (dinner hosting/âevent organizing/âgrabbing coffee with new arrivals) seems higher than in a place where there are already lots of events and chances for new folks to get involved.