Vaguely interesting data point: In January 2018 I listed ~240 people in London who I considered -
based on personal acquaintance—to be members of the EA community (“EAs”). Compare that with only 66 Londoners taking the EA Survey 2017.
Lots of caveats that mean you shouldn’t assume the current global EA community has ~6,680 (=240/66*1837) members e.g. although I’m now a group leader, I imagine there are dozens/hundreds of EAs in London who I don’t know; I expect the London community is growing faster than others because it’s a popular destination for young, talented, ambitious people; I don’t know what proportion of survey takers identified as EAs; I think EA London promoted the survey more than any other group did etc.
Vaguely interesting data point: In January 2018 I listed ~240 people in London who I considered - based on personal acquaintance—to be members of the EA community (“EAs”). Compare that with only 66 Londoners taking the EA Survey 2017.
Lots of caveats that mean you shouldn’t assume the current global EA community has ~6,680 (=240/66*1837) members e.g. although I’m now a group leader, I imagine there are dozens/hundreds of EAs in London who I don’t know; I expect the London community is growing faster than others because it’s a popular destination for young, talented, ambitious people; I don’t know what proportion of survey takers identified as EAs; I think EA London promoted the survey more than any other group did etc.
Still. Vaguely interesting data point.