I haven’t noticed this trend, could you list a couple of articles like this? Or even DM me if you’re not comfortable listing them here.
I recently noticed it here:https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/WJGsb3yyNprAsDNBd/ea-orgs-need-to-tabletop-moreLooking back, it seems like there weren’t many more very recently. Historically, there have been some.EA needs consultanciesEA needs to understand its “failures” betterEA needs more humorEA needs Life-Veterans and “Less Smart” peopleEA needs outsiders with a greater diversity of skillsEA needs a hiring agency and Nonlinear will fund you to start oneEA needs a cause prioritization journalWhy EA needs to be more conservativeLooking above, many of those seem like “nice to haves”. The word “need” seems over-the-top to me.
There are a couple of strong “shoulds” in the EA Handbook (I went through it over the last two months as part of an EA Virtual program) and they stood out to me as the most disagreeable part of EA philosophy that was presented.
I haven’t noticed this trend, could you list a couple of articles like this? Or even DM me if you’re not comfortable listing them here.
I recently noticed it here:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/WJGsb3yyNprAsDNBd/ea-orgs-need-to-tabletop-more
Looking back, it seems like there weren’t many more very recently. Historically, there have been some.
EA needs consultancies
EA needs to understand its “failures” better
EA needs more humor
EA needs Life-Veterans and “Less Smart” people
EA needs outsiders with a greater diversity of skills
EA needs a hiring agency and Nonlinear will fund you to start one
EA needs a cause prioritization journal
Why EA needs to be more conservative
Looking above, many of those seem like “nice to haves”. The word “need” seems over-the-top to me.
There are a couple of strong “shoulds” in the EA Handbook (I went through it over the last two months as part of an EA Virtual program) and they stood out to me as the most disagreeable part of EA philosophy that was presented.