Yes, this matches what potential attendees report to me. They are also afraid of being “cringe” and don’t want to be associated with noob-friendly messaging, which I interpret as status-related.
This deeply saddens me because one of the things I most admired about early EA and found inspirational was the willingness to do unglamorous work. It’s often neglected so it can be very high leverage to do it!
I feel this way—I recently watched some footage of a PauseAI protest and it made me cringe, and I would hate participating in one. But also I think there are good rational arguments for doing protests, and I think AI pause protests are among the highest-EV interventions right now.
Yes, this matches what potential attendees report to me. They are also afraid of being “cringe” and don’t want to be associated with noob-friendly messaging, which I interpret as status-related.
This deeply saddens me because one of the things I most admired about early EA and found inspirational was the willingness to do unglamorous work. It’s often neglected so it can be very high leverage to do it!
I feel this way—I recently watched some footage of a PauseAI protest and it made me cringe, and I would hate participating in one. But also I think there are good rational arguments for doing protests, and I think AI pause protests are among the highest-EV interventions right now.