It’s worth noting that some people (like me)! don’t join the in person EA community at all because the norms are so off-putting.
I expect they are particularly off-putting to monogamous mid career/late career professionals. And it seems to me that it would be good for EA if they had more experienced people around - stuff around risk management would probably improve.
What does “more experienced” mean here? Finding it hard to read in a way that is not “EA is comprised too much of younger people who simply can’t ascertain the wisdom of the well aged sages”.
It’s worth noting that some people (like me)! don’t join the in person EA community at all because the norms are so off-putting.
I expect they are particularly off-putting to monogamous mid career/late career professionals. And it seems to me that it would be good for EA if they had more experienced people around - stuff around risk management would probably improve.
Hard agree with this. It’s why I think healthy handling of relationships at work is so important as a stepping stone to a healthy community overall.
Out of interest, which norms are off-putting to you? And which ones might be off-putting to monogamous mid/late career professionals?
I guess I’m in favour of a meta-norm of openness/permissiveness, meaning that a diverse range of people all feel comfortable in the community.
What does “more experienced” mean here? Finding it hard to read in a way that is not “EA is comprised too much of younger people who simply can’t ascertain the wisdom of the well aged sages”.