One difference between our perspectives is that I don’t take for granted that this process will occur unless the conditions are right. And the faster a movement grows, the less likely it is for lessons to be passed on to those who are coming in. This isn’t dismissing these people, just how group dynamics work and a reality of more experienced people having less time to engage.
I want to see EA grow fast. But past a certain threshold, I’m not sure exactly where it is, our culture will most likely start to degrade. That said, I’m less concerned about this than before. As terrible as the FTX collapse and recent events have been, it may have actually resolved any worries about potentially growing too fast.
And the faster a movement grows, the less likely it is for lessons to be passed on to those who are coming in.
That’s assuming a lot about what movement growth means. (But I don’t think the movement should be grown via measuring attendance at events. That seems to be a current failure, and part of why I think that investment in EA community building is flawed.)
One difference between our perspectives is that I don’t take for granted that this process will occur unless the conditions are right. And the faster a movement grows, the less likely it is for lessons to be passed on to those who are coming in. This isn’t dismissing these people, just how group dynamics work and a reality of more experienced people having less time to engage.
I want to see EA grow fast. But past a certain threshold, I’m not sure exactly where it is, our culture will most likely start to degrade. That said, I’m less concerned about this than before. As terrible as the FTX collapse and recent events have been, it may have actually resolved any worries about potentially growing too fast.
That’s assuming a lot about what movement growth means. (But I don’t think the movement should be grown via measuring attendance at events. That seems to be a current failure, and part of why I think that investment in EA community building is flawed.)