I don’t think EA should be weird. All we’re doing is filling the gaps to make sure everyone is taken care of. And of course we do it cost-effectively! Most people I talk to find that reasonable.
EA’s top cause area are neglected by others. By definition, they are unpopular and unusual. When discovering a new opportunity, we should therefore expect it to be weird. However, as more and more people interact with the new area, it becomes less and less weird to them. Ideally, it ends up no longer neglected, totally main stream and EA can incubate the next weird thing.
Weirdness is not an inherent property of the thing, it’s a property of the relationship between the thing and its observer.
I don’t think EA should be weird. All we’re doing is filling the gaps to make sure everyone is taken care of. And of course we do it cost-effectively! Most people I talk to find that reasonable.
EA’s top cause area are neglected by others. By definition, they are unpopular and unusual. When discovering a new opportunity, we should therefore expect it to be weird. However, as more and more people interact with the new area, it becomes less and less weird to them. Ideally, it ends up no longer neglected, totally main stream and EA can incubate the next weird thing.
Weirdness is not an inherent property of the thing, it’s a property of the relationship between the thing and its observer.