Pretty striking that “those who prioritize neartermist causes more reported being more concerned across all questions”
Also that mildly EA-engaged people more agreed the community should look very different in response to the FTX crisis, while more EA-engaged people more disagreed
Suggests community will shift away from ‘big tent’ effective altruism and towards a more longtermist and hardcore community if it avoids reform?
We found a number of differences between men and non-men respondents, including non-men respondents expressing more concern, being more inclined to agree the community should look significantly different as a result of the crisis, and less likely to agree that the community had responded well to the crisis.
The question is rather vague, making it difficult to determine the direction of the desired change. It seems to suggest that longtermists and more engaged individuals are less likely to support large changes in the community in general. But both groups might, on average, agree that change should go in the ‘big tent’ direction.
Although there are statistically significant differences in responses to “I want the community to look very different” between those with mild vs. high engagement, their average responses are still quite similar (around 4.2/7 vs. 3.7/7). Finding statistically significant differences in beliefs between two groups doesn’t always imply that there are large or meaningful differences in the content of their actual beliefs. I feel I could also just be overlooking something here.
Pretty striking that “those who prioritize neartermist causes more reported being more concerned across all questions”
Also that mildly EA-engaged people more agreed the community should look very different in response to the FTX crisis, while more EA-engaged people more disagreed
Suggests community will shift away from ‘big tent’ effective altruism and towards a more longtermist and hardcore community if it avoids reform?
Also more male, by that argument, given
Good point, I missed that
I’m not really sure if the data suggests this.
The question is rather vague, making it difficult to determine the direction of the desired change. It seems to suggest that longtermists and more engaged individuals are less likely to support large changes in the community in general. But both groups might, on average, agree that change should go in the ‘big tent’ direction.
Although there are statistically significant differences in responses to “I want the community to look very different” between those with mild vs. high engagement, their average responses are still quite similar (around 4.2/7 vs. 3.7/7). Finding statistically significant differences in beliefs between two groups doesn’t always imply that there are large or meaningful differences in the content of their actual beliefs. I feel I could also just be overlooking something here.