I am not even clear where you stand. For example, you say in another comment that the title is misleading but here you say:
The title is true, but I shouldn’t have done it. You are right when you say that it may be problematic.
I come from a very different background. I know many people who have devoted their lives to understand the terrain and work on social change and mindset change. I am one of them. I and my peers still find that our work throws up surprises and insights. We try, we fail, we try again slightly differently, fail differently, and the cycle goes on. And so I feel pretty disconnected with your levels of assertiveness and confidence.
I was not aware that just living in a country for a few decades (including childhood) and working on a cause for a few months can make anyone such an expert about all people in that and similar countries and that this short duration can enable enough data gathering and opinions and thoughts to reach drastic conclusions. Or to arrive at a perfect approach to use the next time around.
As I said, this is an interesting insight into EA thinking and working. It confirms to me, among other things, that EA is not for diffident plodders like me. The communication gap is so high I don’t think there is much point in me in engaging any further.
It’s a shame that you think that EA isn’t for you. We could use more people like you.
Please remember that I don’t represent the whole movement. If you can and you are interested, It would be nice if you could look what other EAs have to say. You may like it a lot more.
I must confess I am even more confused now.
I am not even clear where you stand. For example, you say in another comment that the title is misleading but here you say:
I come from a very different background. I know many people who have devoted their lives to understand the terrain and work on social change and mindset change. I am one of them. I and my peers still find that our work throws up surprises and insights. We try, we fail, we try again slightly differently, fail differently, and the cycle goes on. And so I feel pretty disconnected with your levels of assertiveness and confidence.
I was not aware that just living in a country for a few decades (including childhood) and working on a cause for a few months can make anyone such an expert about all people in that and similar countries and that this short duration can enable enough data gathering and opinions and thoughts to reach drastic conclusions. Or to arrive at a perfect approach to use the next time around.
As I said, this is an interesting insight into EA thinking and working. It confirms to me, among other things, that EA is not for diffident plodders like me. The communication gap is so high I don’t think there is much point in me in engaging any further.
Thanks for responding.
It’s a shame that you think that EA isn’t for you. We could use more people like you.
Please remember that I don’t represent the whole movement. If you can and you are interested, It would be nice if you could look what other EAs have to say. You may like it a lot more.