Agreed. There are some more arguments for Berlin: - it has a local EA community whose member count may well be somewhere in the 100s - it is one of Europe’s major startup hubs - it already has a very large expat community and culture. Accordingly, you can manage most of everyday life from grocery shopping to socializing with non-EAs without knowing a word of German.
Regarding the plans for Berlin Longtermist Hub Chris mentioned: Here you can find our project outline. Note that it still is a work in progress and things will change over the next weeks and months.
Agreed. There are some more arguments for Berlin:
- it has a local EA community whose member count may well be somewhere in the 100s
- it is one of Europe’s major startup hubs
- it already has a very large expat community and culture. Accordingly, you can manage most of everyday life from grocery shopping to socializing with non-EAs without knowing a word of German.
Regarding the plans for Berlin Longtermist Hub Chris mentioned: Here you can find our project outline. Note that it still is a work in progress and things will change over the next weeks and months.
Maybe you’re already considering this but here it goes anyway:
I‘d advise against the name ‚longtermist hub‘. I wouldn‘t want longtermism to also become an identity, just as EA is one.
It also has reputational risks—which is why new EA-oriented orgs do not have EA in their name.
Very strong upvote. Thanks for commenting this Simon.
Yes, we are currently working on a better name. Thanks for the input, and feel free to send me a message if you have a great idea.