I’ve been thinking about this choice for a while now. There’s the obvious network and work benefits in living in an EA Hub yet in my experience there’s also the benefit of a slower pace leading to more time to think and reflect and develop my own writing and opinions on things which is easier to get when not in a hub.
Yet in AI safety (where I work) all of the stuff is happening in the Bay and London and mostly the Bay. For the last 3 years people have constantly been telling me “Come to the Bay, bro. It will be worth it, everything is happening here”. So there’s a lot of FOMO and also literal missing out involved in this decision.
I had been thinking that I would delay this decision until later but like 6 of your 9 criteria are fulfilled for me and I find that it feels more value aligned and that it might also be smart to plan with this in mind from an earlier age. (I’m 23 from Sweden)
So I’m leaning on Sweden as a home base and to visit the other places for conferences and work, maybe some longer work stances but generally living in Sweden and having it as a base.
It feels a bit drastic (and we’ll see if this holds) but it kind of feels like you helped me resolve one of my larger questions in life so thanks? :D
Wow that’s gotta be one of the fastest forum post to plan changes on record. I’m glad to hear this resolved what sounds like a big and tough question in your life. As I mentioned in the post, I do think stints in hubs can be a great experience.
This one hit close to home (pun not intended).
I’ve been thinking about this choice for a while now. There’s the obvious network and work benefits in living in an EA Hub yet in my experience there’s also the benefit of a slower pace leading to more time to think and reflect and develop my own writing and opinions on things which is easier to get when not in a hub.
Yet in AI safety (where I work) all of the stuff is happening in the Bay and London and mostly the Bay. For the last 3 years people have constantly been telling me “Come to the Bay, bro. It will be worth it, everything is happening here”. So there’s a lot of FOMO and also literal missing out involved in this decision.
I had been thinking that I would delay this decision until later but like 6 of your 9 criteria are fulfilled for me and I find that it feels more value aligned and that it might also be smart to plan with this in mind from an earlier age. (I’m 23 from Sweden)
So I’m leaning on Sweden as a home base and to visit the other places for conferences and work, maybe some longer work stances but generally living in Sweden and having it as a base.
It feels a bit drastic (and we’ll see if this holds) but it kind of feels like you helped me resolve one of my larger questions in life so thanks? :D
Wow that’s gotta be one of the fastest forum post to plan changes on record. I’m glad to hear this resolved what sounds like a big and tough question in your life. As I mentioned in the post, I do think stints in hubs can be a great experience.