“Respondents low in engagement were also slightly more likely to have heard of EA via the Slate Star Codex / Astral Codex Ten blog and via podcasts. (...) As we have discussed in previous reports, these differences are likely, in large part, explained by which sources have recruited more EAs more or less recently, since these newer EAs are less likely to be highly engaged.”
Is this statement not contradicted by the fact that SSC/ACX has decreased in importance with regards to attracting new members?
i.e. shouldn’t we expect these people to be more involved since they have been, on average, part of the movement for longer?
Although SSC/ACX has decreased in importance, I think it still recruited most of its respondents relatively late (partly due to starting later than other sources). e.g. SSC’s peak was in 2017, but TED Talks recruited their most respondents in 2013 (mean years in EA for SSC = 3.8, mean years in EA for Ted Talk = 4.78). The case is more clear for podcasts (mean years in EA = 2.59).
That said, there was some evidence from last year’s EAS of SSC respondents being lower engagement even in a model controlling for time in EA.
“Respondents low in engagement were also slightly more likely to have heard of EA via the Slate Star Codex / Astral Codex Ten blog and via podcasts. (...) As we have discussed in previous reports, these differences are likely, in large part, explained by which sources have recruited more EAs more or less recently, since these newer EAs are less likely to be highly engaged.”
Is this statement not contradicted by the fact that SSC/ACX has decreased in importance with regards to attracting new members? i.e. shouldn’t we expect these people to be more involved since they have been, on average, part of the movement for longer?
Although SSC/ACX has decreased in importance, I think it still recruited most of its respondents relatively late (partly due to starting later than other sources). e.g. SSC’s peak was in 2017, but TED Talks recruited their most respondents in 2013 (mean years in EA for SSC = 3.8, mean years in EA for Ted Talk = 4.78). The case is more clear for podcasts (mean years in EA = 2.59).
That said, there was some evidence from last year’s EAS of SSC respondents being lower engagement even in a model controlling for time in EA.