Seeing a core group of people often allows you to follow their lives
A comment on a recent article I posted to the EA Forum of neglected goals for local EA groups was that one thing I and others don’t emphasize enough is that local EA communities give people a connection to EA as a community, which keeps them invested and engaged with EA, as opposed to communities serving merely directly utilitarian purposes. I agree, so I am glad you raise this similar point.
Group singing/ eating is really fun—are there any studies on this?
I am sure there are studies on this you could find on Google Scholar or some other search engine for research publications, though I have no idea what the best way to go about identifying the most relevant research on these subjects. In addition to Michelle’s sources, the rationality and effective altruism communities in Berkeley, California have engaged these kinds of rituals for a while now. So, you may be able to learn more about how that has gone for community-building if you run across some. Raemon might be the best person on the EA Forum to ask about this.
Support around illness, births, marriages, deaths is great—my friends all used to make meals for each other at these times. Not having to worry about food at a stressful time is a big plus.
Different local EA communities around the world widely vary in how big or close-knit they are, so how there isn’t a standard way in the EA communities to address these issues. However, there is a confidential Facebook group called EA Peer Support for virtual support from the EA communities for these kinds of personal times. Anyone can contact Julia Wise to be added to the group if they have a Facebook account.
Knowing people of different generations helps loneliness, particularly in the old and young.
The few people of an older generation I’ve known who have participated in EA appear to have mostly enjoyed and benefited from it. Since EA historically has been a movement that has such a high concentration of younger people, if it’s difficult to say if or how EA will diversify along generational lines in the future.
Is there any good EA wedding liturgy? Liturgy (“We are gathered here today...”) is, if written well is a great way to be clear about what you believe and say it in a beautiful, poetic way. I make no defence of some concepts in the wedding service, but it’s a great service.
Are there suggestions for ways a wedding could convey EA concepts through form.
I know some folks in the Berkeley rationality and effective altruism communities have stuff for wedding services that contain EA-like themes or messages. If you ask Raemon, he should be able to point you in the direction of some of that stuff as well.
A comment on a recent article I posted to the EA Forum of neglected goals for local EA groups was that one thing I and others don’t emphasize enough is that local EA communities give people a connection to EA as a community, which keeps them invested and engaged with EA, as opposed to communities serving merely directly utilitarian purposes. I agree, so I am glad you raise this similar point.
I am sure there are studies on this you could find on Google Scholar or some other search engine for research publications, though I have no idea what the best way to go about identifying the most relevant research on these subjects. In addition to Michelle’s sources, the rationality and effective altruism communities in Berkeley, California have engaged these kinds of rituals for a while now. So, you may be able to learn more about how that has gone for community-building if you run across some. Raemon might be the best person on the EA Forum to ask about this.
Different local EA communities around the world widely vary in how big or close-knit they are, so how there isn’t a standard way in the EA communities to address these issues. However, there is a confidential Facebook group called EA Peer Support for virtual support from the EA communities for these kinds of personal times. Anyone can contact Julia Wise to be added to the group if they have a Facebook account.
The few people of an older generation I’ve known who have participated in EA appear to have mostly enjoyed and benefited from it. Since EA historically has been a movement that has such a high concentration of younger people, if it’s difficult to say if or how EA will diversify along generational lines in the future.
I know some folks in the Berkeley rationality and effective altruism communities have stuff for wedding services that contain EA-like themes or messages. If you ask Raemon, he should be able to point you in the direction of some of that stuff as well.