One thing I think I should’ve made more clear in my comment was that I think it is, as far as I can tell and at least for right now, it is typically better for the marginal EA to invest in “find a small, powerful niche audience (i.e., writing for 10-100 people) and cater your content specifically to them” than to invest in broad outreach (i.e., writing for >5000 people). I think it is easier to do the former (at least within EA) and that, impact-weighted, you often achieve more impactful results.
Personal fit and interest, though, would be a very important consideration though and I definitely endorse those who are more interested and skilled at broad outreach to do that. I certainly wouldn’t tell Robert Miles or Scott Alexander to quit their broad outreach work!
One thing I think I should’ve made more clear in my comment was that I think it is, as far as I can tell and at least for right now, it is typically better for the marginal EA to invest in “find a small, powerful niche audience (i.e., writing for 10-100 people) and cater your content specifically to them” than to invest in broad outreach (i.e., writing for >5000 people). I think it is easier to do the former (at least within EA) and that, impact-weighted, you often achieve more impactful results.
Personal fit and interest, though, would be a very important consideration though and I definitely endorse those who are more interested and skilled at broad outreach to do that. I certainly wouldn’t tell Robert Miles or Scott Alexander to quit their broad outreach work!