With the hotel, I see a bunch of little hints that it’s not worth my time to attempt an in-depth evaluation of the hotel’s leaders. E.g. the focus on low rent, which seems like a popular meme among average and below average EAs in the bay area, yet the EAs whose judgment I most respect act as if rent is a relatively small issue.
Your posts suggests that there is some class of EA’s that is a lot more competent than everyone else, which means that what everyone else is doing doesn’t matter all that much. While I haven’t met (or recognized) a lot of people that impress me this much, I still give this idea a lot of credence. I’d like to verify it for myself, to get on the same page with you (and perhaps even change my plans). Could you name some examples, besides Drexler and Bostrom, of EA’s that are on this level of competence?
I’m not looking for credentials, I’m looking for resources that demonstrate how these people are thinking, or stories about impressive feats, so I can convince my S1 to sit down and be humble (and model their minds so I can copy the good bits).
>which means that what everyone else is doing doesn’t matter all that much
Earning to give still matters a moderate amount. That’s mostly what I’m doing. I’m saying that average EA should start with the outside view that they can’t do better than earning to give, and then attempt some more difficult analysis to figure out how they compare to average.
And it’s presumably possible to matter more than the average earning to give EA, by devoting above-average thought to vetting new charities.
Thank you.
Your posts suggests that there is some class of EA’s that is a lot more competent than everyone else, which means that what everyone else is doing doesn’t matter all that much. While I haven’t met (or recognized) a lot of people that impress me this much, I still give this idea a lot of credence. I’d like to verify it for myself, to get on the same page with you (and perhaps even change my plans). Could you name some examples, besides Drexler and Bostrom, of EA’s that are on this level of competence?
I’m not looking for credentials, I’m looking for resources that demonstrate how these people are thinking, or stories about impressive feats, so I can convince my S1 to sit down and be humble (and model their minds so I can copy the good bits).
Podcasts, maybe?
>which means that what everyone else is doing doesn’t matter all that much
Earning to give still matters a moderate amount. That’s mostly what I’m doing. I’m saying that average EA should start with the outside view that they can’t do better than earning to give, and then attempt some more difficult analysis to figure out how they compare to average.
And it’s presumably possible to matter more than the average earning to give EA, by devoting above-average thought to vetting new charities.