Great post, I totally agree that we need more work in this area. Also agree with other commenters that volunteering isn’t a main focus of EA advice, but it probably should be – given the points Mauricio made.
Nitpicky, but it would have been nice to have a summary at the start of the post.
I want to second Bonus #2, I think EA is significantly about a toolkit for helping others effectively, and using examples of tools seems helpful for an engaging pitch. Is anybody familiar with a post or article listing the main EA tools? One of my side-projects is developing a workshop on these, because I think it could be a really good first introduction to EA for newcomers; even if they don’t want to get further involved, they’ve learned something (we’ve added value to their life) and therefore (hopefully) have a positive attitude toward EA.
If you end up with a list of tools, you could add ’em to the chart I link to in the comment above. It’s meant to collect just about everything important. If you’d like.
Great post, I totally agree that we need more work in this area. Also agree with other commenters that volunteering isn’t a main focus of EA advice, but it probably should be – given the points Mauricio made.
Nitpicky, but it would have been nice to have a summary at the start of the post.
I want to second Bonus #2, I think EA is significantly about a toolkit for helping others effectively, and using examples of tools seems helpful for an engaging pitch. Is anybody familiar with a post or article listing the main EA tools? One of my side-projects is developing a workshop on these, because I think it could be a really good first introduction to EA for newcomers; even if they don’t want to get further involved, they’ve learned something (we’ve added value to their life) and therefore (hopefully) have a positive attitude toward EA.
The phrasing “helping others” will turn off some progressives. I’m not sure how to deal with this, but it is worth being aware of. This might help explain why (tho I only skimmed it): https://sojo.net/articles/mutual-aid-changing-way-we-help-each-other
Can you (or someone) write a TLDR of why “helping others” would turn off “progressives”?
Here you go: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/GKSYJ9rLnBdtXGAog/aaron_scher-s-shortform?commentId=LLiK7vLmaTdYmev4E
“Help” sounds paternalistic or presumptuous to progressives.
If you end up with a list of tools, you could add ’em to the chart I link to in the comment above. It’s meant to collect just about everything important. If you’d like.